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The cherry orchard : a comedy / by Anton Chekhov ; BBC TV ; Michel Saint-Denis's production ; version by John Gielgud ; directed for television by Michael Elliott. The cherry orchard / by Anton Chekhov ; English version by Trevor Griffiths ; producer, Ann Scott ; directed by Richard Eyre ; BBC.
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- Format:
- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904. Vishnevyĭ sad, author.
- Series:
- Anton Chekhov collection ; disc 6.
- Anton Chekhov collection ; disc 6
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904--Film adaptations.
- Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich.
- Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904.
- Landowners--Russia--19th century--Drama.
- Landowners.
- Gentry--Russia--19th century--Drama.
- Gentry.
- Orchards--Russia--19th century--Drama.
- Orchards.
- Manners and customs.
- Russia--19th century--Social life and customs--Drama.
- Russia.
- Genre:
- Television adaptations.
- Television programs.
- Film adaptations.
- Motion pictures, Great Britain.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Drama.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (258 min.) : sound, black and white and color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Place of Publication:
- [London] : 2/entertain : BBC Video ; Burbank, Calif. : Distributed in the USA and Canada by Warner Bros. Video, [2008]
- Language Note:
- In English, with optional English SDH subtitles.
- System Details:
- DVD, NTSC; region 1; mono ; double-sided disc.
- digital
- optical
- mono
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- region 1
- Summary:
- Madfame Ranevsky and her daughter Anya return home from Paris to find that their beloved family estate and cherry orchard are to be auctioned off to pay debts. Lopahin, a former serf on the estate who is now a wealthy landowner, proposes razing the home and cherry orchard and dividing the estate into plots that could be leased at great profit. The family, however, continues to hold out hope that their beloved home can somehow be saved from destruction. The 1962 adaptation features The Royal Shakespeare Company.
- Contents:
- Side A. The cherry orchard (ca. 130 min. ; Apr. 17, 1962)
- side B. The cherry orchard (ca. 128 min. ; Oct. 13, 1981).
- Participant:
- 1962 version: Peggy Ashcroft, John Gielgud, Dorothy Tutin, Judi Dench, Ian Holm, Paul Hardwick, Patsy Byrne, Roy Dotrice, Patrick Wymark; 1981 ver.: Judi Dench, Bill Paterson, Anton Lesser, Harriet Walter, Suzanne Burden, Frederick Treves, Timothy Spall, David Rintoul, Anna Massey.
- Credits:
- 1981 ver.: translation by Helen Rappaport ; music, Nick Bicat ; editor, Graham Taylor ; cameras, Geoff Field, Dick Greening.
- Notes:
- Originally broadcast on television in 1962 and 1981.
- ISBN:
- 141986579X
- 9781419865794
- OCLC:
- 245241745
- Publisher Number:
- 883929010110
- 3000015811 BBC Video (container)
- 22000002471 BBC Video (disc)
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