| Description |
1 videodisc (141 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Widescreen (letterbox format) |
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From the play by Anton Chekhov. |
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Special features: original theatrical trailer; interview with director Michael Cacoyannis. |
| Credits |
Cinematography, Aris Stavrou ; music by P.I. Tchaikovsky ; edited by Michael Cacoyannis, Takis Hadzis. |
| Cast |
Charlotte Rampling, Alan Bates, Katrin Cartlidge, Owen Teale, Frances de la Tour, Michael Gough, Tushka Bergen, Ian McNeice, Xander Berkeley, Melanie Lynskey, Andrew Howard. |
| Summary |
Madame Ranevskaya returns to her decaying estate in pre-Revolutionary Russia after an exile in Paris. The estate and its beloved cherry orchard are threatened by Ranevskaya's financial problems, and no one seems able to do anything about it. |
| System Details |
DVD, aspect ratio: 1.85:1. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904 -- Film adaptations.
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Gentry -- Russia -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Melodrama -- Feature.
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Feature films.
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Feature films -- Greece.
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Feature films -- France.
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Feature films -- Cyprus.
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| Added Author |
Cacoyannis, Michael. Screenwriter. Director. Producer.
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Rampling, Charlotte, 1946- Actor.
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Bates, Alan, 1934-2003. Actor.
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Cartlidge, Katrin. Actor.
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De la Tour, Frances, 1944- Actor.
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Gough, Michael, 1916-2011. Actor.
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Stavrou, Aris.
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Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893.
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Hadzis, Takis.
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Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904.
Vishnevyĭ sad.
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Melanda Film Productions.
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Hellēniko Kentro Kinēmatographou.
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Amanda Productions.
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Films de l'Astre.
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Kino International Corporation.
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| Note |
European release title: Varya |
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Greek release title: Vissinokipos |
| Standard No. |
738329027223 |
| Music No. |
K272 DVD Kino Video |
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