The Cherry Orchard a Comedy

Saint-Denis, Michel, 1897-1971 (Director). Elliott, Michael, 1931-1984 (Director). Ashcroft, Peggy, 1907-1991 (Actor). Gielgud, John, 1904-2000 (Actor, Adapter). Tutin, Dorothy, 1930-2001 (Actor). Dench, Judi, 1934- (Actor). Holm, Ian, 1931- (Actor). Hardwick, Paul, 1918-1983 (Actor). Griffiths, Trevor. (Adapter). Scott, Ann. (Producer). Eyre, Richard, 1943- (Director). Paterson, Bill, 1945- (Actor). Lesser, Anton. (Actor). Walter, Harriet. (Actor). Burden, Suzanne. (Actor). Treves, Frederick, 1925-2012 (Actor). Spall, Timothy, 1957- (Actor). Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich -- 1860-1904 Vishnevyĭ sad. (Added Author). Royal Shakespeare Company. (Added Author). British Broadcasting Corporation. (Added Author). 2 Entertain Video (Firm) (Added Author). BBC Video (Firm) (Added Author). Warner Home Video (Firm) (Added Author). 1962 version: Peggy Ashcroft, John Gielgud, Dorothy Tutin, Judi Dench, Ian Holm, Paul Hardwick, Patsy Byrne, Roy Dotrice, Patrick Wymark; 1981 ver.: Judi Dench, Bill Paterson, Anton Lesser, Harriet Walter, Suzanne Burden, Frederick Treves, Timothy Spall, David Rintoul, Anna Massey. (Cast).

Summary: Madfame 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. The 1962 adaptation features The Royal Shakespeare Company.

Record details

Physical Description: videorecording
videodisc
1 videodisc (258 min.) : sd., b&w and col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [London] : 2/entertain : BBC Video ; Burbank, Calif. : Distributed in the USA and Canada by Warner Bros. Video, [2008]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally broadcast on television in 1962 and 1981.
Formatted Contents Note:	Side A. The cherry orchard (ca. 130 min. ; Apr. 17, 1962) -- side B. The cherry orchard (ca. 128 min. ; Oct. 13, 1981).
Creation/Production Credits Note:	1981 ver.: translation by Helen Rappaport ; music, Nick Bicat ; editor, Graham Taylor ; cameras, Geoff Field, Dick Greening.
Participant or Performer Note:	1962 version: Peggy Ashcroft, John Gielgud, Dorothy Tutin, Judi Dench, Ian Holm, Paul Hardwick, Patsy Byrne, Roy Dotrice, Patrick Wymark; 1981 ver.: Judi Dench, Bill Paterson, Anton Lesser, Harriet Walter, Suzanne Burden, Frederick Treves, Timothy Spall, David Rintoul, Anna Massey.
System Details Note:	DVD, NTSC; region 1; mono ; double-sided disc.
Language Note:	In English, with optional English SDH subtitles.