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Anne of Green Gables is a 1985 television film, based on the novel Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery. The film was produced and directed by Kevin Sullivan for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The screenplay was written by Sullivan and Joe Wiesenfeld.
There have been many film and television productions of Montgomery's much-loved novel, but the 1985 production is considered the best by many fans. In particular, Megan Follows as Anne Shirley and Colleen Dewhurst as Marilla Cuthbert are widely considered to have given the definitive performances of those roles.
The film aired on CBC as a two-part miniseries on December 1 and December 2, 1985. Both parts of the film were among the highest-rated programs of any genre ever to air on a Canadian television network. On February 17 and February 18, 1986, the film aired on PBS in the United States.
Cast
- Megan Follows - Anne Shirley
- Colleen Dewhurst - Marilla Cuthbert
- Richard Farnsworth - Mathew Cuthbert
- Patricia Hamilton - Rachael Lynde
- Marilyn Lightstone - Miss Stacy
- Schuyler Grant - Diana Barry
- Jonathan Crombie - Gilbert Blythe
- Charmion King - Aunt Josephine Barry
- Jackie Burroughs - Amelia Evans
- Rosemary Radcliffe - Mrs. Barry
- Joachim Hansen - John Sadler
- Christiane Kruger - Mrs. Allan
- Cedric Smith - Rev. Allan
- Paul Brown - Mr. Phillips
- Miranda de Pencier - Josie Pye
- Trish Nettleton - Jane Andrews
- Jennifer Inch - Ruby Gillis
- Jayne Eastwood - Mrs. Hammond
- Dawn Greenhalgh - Mrs. Cadbury
- Jack Mather - Station Master
- Samantha Langevin - Mrs. Blewett
- Vivian Reis - Mrs. Spencer
- Mag Ruffman - Alice Lawson
- Sean McCann - Dr. O'Reilly
- Roxolana Roslak - Madame Selitsky
- Robert Haley - Professor
- Robert Collins - Mr. Barry
- Morgan Chapman - Minne May Barry
- David Roberts - Tom
- Nancy Beatty - Essie
- David Hughes - Thomas Lynde
- Wendy Lyon - Prissy Andrews
- Zack Ward - Moody Spurgeon MacPherson
- Anna Ferguson - Punch Woman
- Rex Southgate - Section Head
- Julianna Saxton - Pink Woman
- Molly Thom - Lace Woman
- Jennifer Irwin - Student
- Sandra Scott - Mrs. Harrington
- Peter Sturgess - Porter
- Ray Ireland - Mr. Hammond
- Martha Maloney - Fairview Nurse
- Stuart Hamilton - Mme. Selitsky's Accompanist
Awards
The film swept the 1986 Gemini Awards, winning the following:
- Best Dramatic Miniseries
- Best Actress in a Single Dramatic Program or Miniseries: Megan Follows
- Best Supporting Actor: Richard Farnsworth
- Best Supporting Actress: Colleen Dewhurst
- Best Writing (TV Adaptation): Kevin Sullivan and Joe Wiesenfeld
- Best Music Composition: Hagood Hardy
- Best Costume Design: Martha Mann
- Best Photography: René Ohashi
- Best Production Design/Art Direction: Carol Spier
- Most Popular Program
Sullivan did not win, however, for Best Director of a dramatic program or series. He lost to Donald Brittain for Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks. The film also did not win Best Editing for a dramatic program or series.
The series also won an Emmy Award in 1986, for Outstanding Children's Program.
Trivia
Katharine Hepburn was approached to play Marilla. Although she declined, she referred Sullivan to Schuyler Grant, her niece, who was cast as Diana Barry.
External links
- Official page on the Sullivan Anne trilogy On the world famous Canadian miniseries with a message board for fans