Movie Description

The Cherry Orchard

(1981)

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.

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Original TitleThe Cherry Orchard

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1981-10-13

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 02h 10m

Production CompaniesBBC

Genres

  • Drama
  • TV Movie