However, she has a change of heart when she finds out Anne would be sent to live with the unpleasant Mrs. Matthew and his sister Marilla had requested a boy to help them on their farm, Green Gables, but Anne was sent due to a miscommunication.Īlthough Matthew takes a liking to Anne, Marilla refuses to keep her, saying a girl is no good for them. Upon arriving in the small town of Avonlea, she is met at the train station by the elderly Matthew Cuthbert, who is surprised to find her there. Six months later, she learns that she has been adopted by a family in Prince Edward Island. Hammond dies, Anne is sent back to the orphanage. ġ3-year-old orphan Anne Shirley is living in servitude with the cruel Hammond family in Nova Scotia. The film achieved high ratings in the United Kingdom when it aired on New Year’s Day 1987. On February 17, 1986, the film aired on PBS in the United States on the series WonderWorks. Both parts of the film were among the highest-rated programs of any genre ever to air on a Canadian television network. The film aired on CBC Television as a two-part mini-series on December 1 and December 2, 1985. It was released theatrically in Iran, Israel, Europe, and Japan. The film stars Megan Follows in the title role of Anne Shirley and was produced and directed by Kevin Sullivan for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud MontgomeryĪnne of Green Gables is a 1985 Canadian made-for-television drama film based on the 1908 novel of the same name by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery, and is the first in a series of four films.

Anne of green gables 1987 download