• Anne of Green Gables (1956) (TV) •

Sypnosis l Cast & Crew l Release Date l Production Company l Movie Connections l Trivia

Sypnosis
Anne Shirley, a fiery red-headed orphan, is taken into the home of Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert. She grows from a clumsy young girl into an educated sought-after young lady in these 50 adapted episodes.

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Cast & Crew

Director: Donald Harron Writing Credits: James Costigan Donald Harron - screenplay Lucy Maud Montgomery - novel

Cast: Toby Tarnow - Anne Shirley William Cole - Gilbert Blythe Margaret Griffin - Diana Barry Margot Christie - Marilla Cuthbert John Drainie - Matthew Cuthbert For more information, click here.

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Release Date
March 4, 1956 in Canada

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Production Company
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) [ca]

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Movie Connections
Version of Anne of Green Gables (1919), Anne of Green Gables (1934) & Anne of Green Gables (1985) (TV)

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Trivia
- It was in black and white, a 90 minute musical
- Two years later, a second CBC-TV production aired on November 18, 1958, starring starred Kathy Willard.
- In 1965, the Charlottetown Festival commissioned Harron and Campbell to expand the TV version into a full-length musical. Anne of Green Gables was premiered July 27, 1965 at the Charlottetown Festival. The music continues to run today.

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Last updated: July 14, 2006
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