The Cherry Orchard (1962)

8.0/10 • 128 min • Drama TV Movie

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.

Cast

Peggy Ashcroft

Madame Ranevsky

John Gielgud

Judi Dench

Dorothy Tutin

Ian Holm

Patsy Byrne

Patrick Wymark

Semion Panteleyevich Epihodov

Paul Hardwick

Simyon Pishchik

Patience Collier

Charlotta Ivanovna

Roy Dotrice

David Buck

Russell Hunter

Coachman

Bill Wallis

Stationmaster

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