Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 199 min
- Age rating
- PG
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States, Canada
Why tonight?
- A long one. Start it early, and give it the whole evening.
- Reviewed better than most films in the catalogue.
The story
At the turn of the century on Prince Edward Island, Matthew Cuthbert and his sister Marilla decide to take on an orphan boy as help for their farm. But they get an unexpected jolt when they're mistakenly sent a girl instead: Anne Shirley.
- canada
- sibling relationship
- based on novel or book
- optimism
- village
- love
- school
- miniseries
- best friend
- orphan
The bill
Megan Follows
Anne Shirley
Colleen Dewhurst
Marilla Cuthbert
Richard Farnsworth
Matthew Cuthbert
Patricia Hamilton
Rachel Lynde
- Marilyn Lightstone — Miss Muriel Stacey
- Schuyler Grant — Diana Barry
- Jonathan Crombie — Gilbert Blythe
- Charmion King — Aunt Josephine
- Jackie Burroughs — Mrs. Amelia Evans
- Rosemary Radcliffe — Mrs. Elizabeth Barry
- Joachim Hansen — John Sadler
- Christiane Krüger — Mrs. Allan
- Cedric Smith — Rev. Allan
- Paul Brown — Mr. Phillips
- Miranda de Pencier — Josie Pye
- Directed
- Kevin Sullivan
- Written
- Kevin Sullivan, Joe Wiesenfeld
Production
- Rating
- 8.1 / 10 · 261 ratings
- Studio
- Sullivan Entertainment
The Collection
The complete story, in order.
1985 · You’re hereAnne of Green Gables
Where it starts.
Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel
1987
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
