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Anne of Green Gables  Cover Image DVD DVD

Anne of Green Gables / a Kevin Sullivan production ; Sullivan Films, Inc. ; produced by Anne of Green Gables Productions, Inc. in association with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation [and others].

Sullivan, Kevin, 1955- (Added Author). Follows, Megan. (Added Author). Dewhurst, Colleen. (Added Author). Hamilton, Patricia. (Added Author). Radcliffe, Rosemary. (Added Author). Grant, Schuyler, 1971- (Added Author). Lightstone, Marilyn. (Added Author). King, Charmion, 1925-2007 (Added Author). Burroughs, Jackie. (Added Author). Farnsworth, Richard, 1920-2000 (Added Author). Crombie, Jonathan. (Added Author). Dunsmore, Rosemary. (Added Author). Lynch, Kate. (Added Author). Converse, Frank, 1938- (Added Author). Hiller, Wendy, 1912-2003 (Added Author). Spottiswood, Greg. (Added Author). Green, Janet-Laine. (Added Author). Lawson, Shannon. (Added Author). Snow, Victoria. (Added Author). Campbell, Douglas, 1922-2009 (Added Author). Henry, Martha. (Added Author). Bennett, Nigel, 1949- (Added Author). Stevenson, Colette. (Added Author). Daddo, Cameron. (Added Author). Wiesenfeld, Joe, 1947- (Added Author). Ohashi, Rene. (Added Author). McDougall, Ian, 1945-2010 (Added Author). Champion, Marc. (Added Author). Grant, Trudy. (Added Author). Saad, Robert. (Added Author). Pearson, Laurie. (Added Author). Scaini, Stefan. (Added Author). Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud), 1874-1942 (Added Author). Sullivan Films. (Added Author). Anne of Green Gables Productions, Inc. (Added Author). Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. (Added Author). Sullivan Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Megan Follows, Colleen Dewhurst, Patricia Hamilton, Rosemary Radcliffe, Schuyler Grant, Marilyn Lightstone, Charmion King, Jackie Burroughs, Richard Farnsworth, Jonathan Crombie, Rosemary Dunsmore, Kate Lynch, Frank Converse, Dame Wendy Hiller, Greg Spottiswood, Janet Laine Green, Shannon Lawson, Victoria Snow, Douglas Campbell, Martha Henry, Nigel Bennett, Colette Stevenson, Cameron Daddo. (Cast).

Summary:

Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her; Anne, now a young woman, has become a teacher and dreams of meeting her ideal man; After a series of disappointments, Anne and her husband Gilbert return to Avonlea in search of happiness, but soon face the challenges of war when newly enlisted Gilbert is lost and Anne travels to Europe to find him.

Record details

  • Physical Description: sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (22 pages ; color illustrations : 19 cm) 5 videodiscs (approximately 780 min.) :
  • Edition: Collector's edition.
  • Publisher: Toronto, Ont. : Sullivan Entertainment, [2006]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on the novels by Lucy Maud Montgomery.
Special features: Discs 1-4. Director's commentary. disc 5. Documentaries, "L.M. Montgomery's island", "Kevin Sullivan's classic"; Missing scenes; Lost footage; Megan Follows audition; Behind the War; Marilla Cuthbert's death.
Formatted Contents Note:
Anne of Green Gables / screen adaptation, Kevin Sullivan, Joe Wiesenfeld ; director of photography, Rene Ohashi ; produced by Kevin Sullivan, Ian McDougall ; directed by Kevin Sullivan (1985) -- Anne of Green Gables : the sequel / director of photography, Marc Champion ; executive producers, Trudy Grant, Kevin Sullivan ; written, produced, and directed by Kevin Sullivan (1987) -- Anne of Green Gables : the continuing story / director of photography, Bob Saad ; executive producers, Trudy Grant, Kevin Sullivan ; written by Kevin Sullivan and Laurie Pearson ; directed by Stefan Scaini (2000) -- Bonus features: L.M. Montgomeries Island ; Kevin Sullivan's classics.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Anne of Green Gables: art director, Carol Spier ; costume design, Martha Mann ; edited by James Lahti, Mairin Wilkinson ; music composed and conducted by Hagood Hardy. Anne of Green Gables the sequel: art direction, Susan Longmire ; costume design, Martha Mann ; edited by Mairin Wilkinson, James Lahti. Anne of Green Gables the continuing story: production designer, Arthur Herriott ; costume designer, Ruth Secord ; music composed and conducted by Peter Breiner ; edited by Mairin Wilkinson ; executive in charge of production, Ray Sager.
Participant or Performer Note:
Megan Follows, Colleen Dewhurst, Patricia Hamilton, Rosemary Radcliffe, Schuyler Grant, Marilyn Lightstone, Charmion King, Jackie Burroughs, Richard Farnsworth, Jonathan Crombie, Rosemary Dunsmore, Kate Lynch, Frank Converse, Dame Wendy Hiller, Greg Spottiswood, Janet Laine Green, Shannon Lawson, Victoria Snow, Douglas Campbell, Martha Henry, Nigel Bennett, Colette Stevenson, Cameron Daddo.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Originally broadcast on television 1985-2000.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD.
Language Note:
In English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish; closed-captioned.
Subject: Shirley, Anne (Fictitious character) > Drama.
Orphans > Drama.
Teachers > Canada > Drama.
Husband and wife > Drama.
World War, 1914-1918 > Drama.
Genre: Closed captioning.


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