Madame Ranevsky is a spoiled aging aristocratic lady, who returns from a trip to Paris to face the loss of her magnificent Cherry Orchard estate after a default on the mortgage. In denial, she continues living in the past, deluding herself...
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Marian Spencer | ... |
Mme. Ranevsky
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Irmgard Spoliansky | ... |
Anya
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| Patricia Hilliard | ... |
Varya
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| Richard Hurndall | ... |
Gayev
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Lopakhin
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| David Markham | ... |
Trofimov
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Pischik
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Rosemary Lomax | ... |
Charlotta
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Anthony Drake | ... |
Yepikhodov
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Dounyasha
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Gordon Phillott | ... |
Feers
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Derek Elphinstone | ... |
Yasha
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Ronald Sidney | ... |
Stranger
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| Wilfrid Brambell | ... |
Station master
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Michael Rose | ... |
Post office clerk
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Kyle Adair | ... |
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| Theodore Bikel | ... |
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Harold Jamieson | ... |
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| Oliver Johnston | ... |
Gayev (20th March 1947 version)
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| Leslie Linder | ... |
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Stanley Platts | ... |
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Dale Rogers | ... |
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John Scott | ... |
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| Robert Shaw | ... |
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David Stoll | ... |
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Margot Van der Burgh | ... |
Varya (20th March 1947 version)
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Anthony Verney | ... |
Trofimov (20th March 1947 version)
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Paul Williamson | ... |
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Written by
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Produced by
| Fred O'Donovan | ... | producer |
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| Barry Learoyd | ... | settings by |
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- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (1947) (United Kingdom) (tv) (BBCtv)
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Madame Ranevsky is a spoiled aging aristocratic lady, who returns from a trip to Paris to face the loss of her magnificent Cherry Orchard estate after a default on the mortgage. In denial, she continues living in the past, deluding herself and her family, while the beautiful cherry trees are being axed down by the re-possessor Lopakhin, her former serf, who has his own agenda. Written by -Steve Shelokhonov |
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| Trivia | Final film of Patricia Hilliard . See more » |