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Release Date:
17 February 1986 (USA) more
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An orphan girl, sent to an elderly brother and sister by mistake, charms her new home and community with her firey spirit and imagination. full summary | add synopsis
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Won Primetime Emmy. Another 11 wins & 4 nominations more
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A perfect example of storytelling more (68 total)

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Ein zauberhaftes Mädchen (West Germany)
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199 min
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1.33 : 1 more
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Megan Follows beat out 3,000 girls for the role of Anne Shirley. more
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Revealing mistakes: During multiple scenes with Matthew in them there are shots taken from different angles around him showing us that it is a double playing the character instead of the actor Richard Farnsworth. Examples of this are when Matthew first goes to pick up Anne from the station, when he is taking her to Green Gables in the buggy, when Anne gets wet in the lake, is rescued by Gilbert, and then when Matthew puts his coat around her. more
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Anne Shirley: I know I chatter on far too much... but if you only knew how many things I want to say and don't. Give me SOME credit. more

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19 out of 19 people found the following comment useful.
A perfect example of storytelling, 30 June 2003
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Author: akthar_c (akthar_c@hotmail.com) from London, England

This film is absolutely gem (sequel included). The direction, acting, script and cinematography is spot on. I feel that the casting director should get a special mention as I don't believe you can find a better cast to play out the characters in the book. I feel this is where it mainly succeeded where other versions have failed. Megan Follows is Anne in every way. Excellent performances from Coleen Dewhurst and Richard Farnsworth help bring the story to life as well. A film translation from a book is never better than the book itself. I think this film and it's sequel are an exception.

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