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  • The Cherry Orchard (1962)
  • TV Movie | 130 min | Comedy
The Cherry Orchard (1962)
TV Movie | 130 min | Comedy

Madame Lyubov Andreyevna Ranevsky (Peggy Ashcroft) 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 ...See moreMadame Lyubov Andreyevna Ranevsky (Peggy Ashcroft) 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 Yermolai Alexeyevich Lopahin (George Murcell), her former serf, who has his own agenda. Written by Steve Shelokhonov See less
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Director
Writers
Anton Chekhov (play) | John Gielgud (version)
Production Designer
Norman James (television design)
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Updated Apr 17, 1962

Release date
Apr 17, 1962 (United Kingdom)

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25 cast members
Name Known for
Peggy Ashcroft
Madame Lyubov Andreyevna Ranevsky, a landowner Madame Lyubov Andreyevna Ranevsky, a landowner   See fewer
John Gielgud
Leonid Andreyevich Gaev, Lyubov's brother Leonid Andreyevich Gaev, Lyubov's brother   See fewer
Dorothy Tutin
Varya, Lyubov's adopted daughter Varya, Lyubov's adopted daughter   See fewer
Judi Dench
Anya, Lyubov's Daughter Anya, Lyubov's Daughter   See fewer
George Murcell
Yermolai Alexeyevich Lopahin, a merchant Yermolai Alexeyevich Lopahin, a merchant   See fewer
Patsy Byrne
Dunyasha, the maid Dunyasha, the maid   See fewer
Patrick Wymark
Semion Panteleyevich Epihodov, a clerk Semion Panteleyevich Epihodov, a clerk   See fewer
Roy Dotrice
Firs, a manservant Firs, a manservant   See fewer
Paul Hardwick
Simyon Pishchik, a landowner Simyon Pishchik, a landowner   See fewer
Patience Collier
Charlotta Ivanovna, a governess Charlotta Ivanovna, a governess   See fewer
David Buck
Yasha, a manservant Yasha, a manservant   See fewer
Ian Holm
Piotr Sergeyevich Trofimov, a Student Piotr Sergeyevich Trofimov, a Student   See fewer
Gordon Gostelow
Passer-by Passer-by   See fewer
Russell Hunter
Coachman Coachman   See fewer
Peter Holmes
Coachman Coachman   See fewer
Julian Battersby
Gardener Gardener   See fewer
Bill Wallis
Stationmaster (as William Wallis) Stationmaster (as William Wallis)   See fewer
Narissa Knights
Stationmaster's wife Stationmaster's wife   See fewer
Mike Murray
Government official (as Michael Murray) Government official (as Michael Murray)   See fewer
Ronald Scott-Dodd
Schoolmaster Schoolmaster   See fewer
Rosemary Mussell
Schoolmaster's wife Schoolmaster's wife   See fewer
Gareth Morgan
Post office clerk Post office clerk   See fewer
Cherry Morris
Peasant Peasant   See fewer
Georgina Ward
Peasant Peasant   See fewer
Sebastian Breaks
Peasant Peasant   See fewer
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