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Anne of Green Gables (1985) Review – A Story That Taught Me How to Imagine

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Imagination can turn even the quietest place into home. 🎥 Film Overview Title: Anne of Green Gables  Director: Kevin Sullivan  Release: December 1-2, 1985 (CBC, two-part miniseries)  Runtime: 199 minutes (3 hours 19 minutes total)  Genre: Drama, Family, Period Drama  Screenplay: Kevin Sullivan (based on the 1908 novel by L.M. Montgomery)  Studio: CBC Television, Sullivan Entertainment  Music: Hagood Hardy  Rating: IMDb 8.6 / 100% Rotten Tomatoes  Awards: Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program (1986), 8 Gemini Awards including Best Actress (Megan Follows), Peabody Award  Cast: Megan Follows (Anne Shirley), Colleen Dewhurst (Marilla Cuthbert), Richard Farnsworth (Matthew Cuthbert), Jonathan Crombie (Gilbert Blythe), Schuyler Grant (Diana Barry) 📖 Plot Summary In 1880s Prince Edward Island, elderly siblings Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert send to an orphanage for a boy to help with farm work. Through a misunderstanding...