The Cherry Orchard
Brief Synopsis
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Set in Russia in 1904, the story focuses on a noblewoman's return to her family estate after a five-year-absence. There she finds the family fortune has dwindled to practically nothing, and she and her brother are faced with the difficult choice of selling the family's treasured cherry orchard to la
Cast & Crew
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Richard Eyre
Director
Bill Paterson
Judi Dench
Anton Chekhov
Play As Source Material
Trevor Griffiths
Writer
Helen Rapport
Interpreter
Film Details
Also Known As
Cherry Orchard
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Period
Release Date
1999
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 30m
Synopsis
Set in Russia in 1904, the story focuses on a noblewoman's return to her family estate after a five-year-absence. There she finds the family fortune has dwindled to practically nothing, and she and her brother are faced with the difficult choice of selling the family's treasured cherry orchard to land developers.
Director
Richard Eyre
Director
Film Details
Also Known As
Cherry Orchard
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Period
Release Date
1999
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 30m