The Cherry Orchard

Overview

Madame Ranevsky and her daughter Anya return home from Paris to find 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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 13, 1981

Original language

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Production

BBC

Cast

Judi Dench,Harriet Walter,Suzanne Burden,Bill Paterson,Anna Massey,Paul Curran,David Rintoul,David Blake Kelly,Wensley Pithey,Frederick Trevesand 4 more

Director

Richard Eyre

Writer

Trevor Griffiths,Anton Chekhov,Helen Rappaport

Producer

Ann Scott

Music

Nick Bicât

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0488991