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The Cherry Orchard (1962)

The Cherry Orchard (1962)

Drama TV Movie
Release Date: 1962, April 17
Directors: Michael Elliott
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: BBC, BBC, Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal Shakespeare Company
Cast: Ian Holm, Judi Dench, John Gielgud, George Murcell, Roy Dotrice, Bill Wallis, Paul Hardwick, Patrick Wymark, David Buck, Patsy Byrne, Patience Collier, Peggy Ashcroft

Overview:

Madame 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.