Anne of Green Gables (1985) (TV)

User Rating:

8.0/10   

Director:

Kevin Sullivan

Writers:

Lucy Maud Montgomery (novel)
Kevin Sullivan (writer)

Release Date:

17 February 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Family

Plot:

An orphan girl, sent to an elderly brother and sister by mistake, charms her new home and community with her firey spirit and imagination.

Plot Keywords:

Orphan | Girl | Imagination | Prince Edward Island | Heroine

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 11 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Megan Follows	...	Anne Shirley
Colleen Dewhurst	...	Marilla Cuthbert
Richard Farnsworth	...	Matthew Cuthbert
Patricia Hamilton	...	Rachel Lynde
Marilyn Lightstone	...	Miss Muriel Stacy
Schuyler Grant	...	Diana Barry
Jonathan Crombie	...	Gilbert Blythe
Charmion King	...	Aunt Josephine
Jackie Burroughs	...	Mrs. Amelia Evans
Rosemary Radcliffe	...	Mrs. Elizabeth Barry
Joachim Hansen	...	John Sadler
Christiane Krüger	...	Mrs. Allan
Cedric Smith	...	Rev. Allan
Paul Brown	...	Mr. Phillips
Miranda de Pencier	...	Josie Pye

Also Known As:

Ein zauberhaftes Mädchen (West Germany)

Runtime:

199 min

Country:

Canada | West Germany | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:G | Iceland:L | Portugal:M/6 (DVD rating) | Spain:T

Filming Locations:

Black Creek Pioneer Village, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Anne of Green Gables Productions

Trivia:

Megan Follows beat out 3,000 girls for the role of Anne Shirley.

Goofs:

Boom mic visible: Reflected in the window behind Anne at the train station.

Quotes:

Aunt Josephine: I like people who make me like them. Saves me so much trouble forcing myself to like them.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Women of the Prehistoric Planet (#2.13)" (1990)

Like an exquisite vacation!!!

Every time I watch Anne of Green Gables, I am transported out of my living room in California in 1999 and into the beautiful colorful time of 1908 and Avonlea, PEI. It is such a simple yet beautiful story. As a person who usually prefers movies nothing at all like this, I am shamelessly admitting that I adore everything about these stories from L.M. Montgomery. And even if they had put in a special order, they never could have found anyone more suitable to play Anne than Megan Follows. No matter what else I see her in, she's Anne Shirley, and she will always be the only Anne Shirley. If I'm stressed or upset, I have only to go to Anne's world. It's like an inexpensive vacation!!! : )