The Cherry Orchard

Plot

Madame 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 w... read more

  • Michael Elliott

    Director

  • John Gielgud

    Writer

  • Anton Chekhov

    Theatre Play

  • Judi Dench

    Anya

  • Ian Holm

    Trofimov

  • Peggy Ashcroft

    Madame Ranevsky

  • John Gielgud

    Gaev

  • Dorothy Tutin

    Varya

  • George Murcell

    Yermolai Alexeyevich Lopahin

  • Patsy Byrne

    Dunyasha

  • Patrick Wymark

    Semion Panteleyevich Epihodov

  • Roy Dotrice

    Firs

  • Paul Hardwick

    Simyon Pishchik

  • Patience Collier

    Charlotta Ivanovna

  • David Buck

    Yasha

  • Gordon Gostelow

    Passer-by

  • Russell Hunter

    Coachman

  • Peter Holmes

    Coachman

  • Julian Battersby

    Gardener

  • Bill Wallis

    Stationmaster

  • Narissa Knights

    Stationmaster's Wife

  • Mike Murray

    Government Official

  • Ronald Scott-Dodd

    Schoolmaster

  • Rosemary Mussell

    Schoolmaster's Wife

  • Gareth Morgan

    Post Office Clerk

  • Cherry Morris

    Peasant

  • Georgina Ward

    Peasant

  • Sebastian Breaks

    Peasant

  • Runtime

    128 minutes

    Released

    1962-04-17

    Languages

    English

    Countries

    United Kingdom

    Studios

    BBC

    Royal Shakespeare Company

    Updated

    19 days ago

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