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Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel is a canadien film of genre Drama directed by Kevin Sullivan released in USA on 19 may 1987 with Megan Follows
Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel (1987)
Anne of Avonlea
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Add to a movie listAnne of Avonlea is a 1987 Canadian television film. It is a sequel to the 1985 Anne of Green Gables film. The film dramatizes material from several books in the eight-novel "Anne" series by Lucy Maud Montgomery; they are Anne of Avonlea (Book Two), Anne of the Island (Book Three) and Anne of Windy Poplars (Book Four). As well, the TV film introduces several characters and issues not present in the books.
The film was originally broadcast in Canada as Anne of Avonlea and in the United States as Anne of Avonlea: The Continuing Story of Anne of Green Gables. It was released on VHS as Anne of Avonlea. However it was later retitled Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel. The film was also shown theatrically in Israel, Japan and Europe as Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel.
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The film resumes the story of Anne Shirley, who at 16 had chosen to study for her college degree by correspondence in order to remain at Green Gables to help an aging Marilla, who has eyesight problems, look after the house and farm. Anne now holds a Teacher's Licence after completing the two-year post-secondary course at Charlottetown's Queens Academy in only one year.Actors
Megan Follows
(Anne Shirley)
Colleen Dewhurst
(Marilla Cuthbert)
Wendy Hiller
(Mrs Margaret Harris)
Patricia Hamilton
(Rachel Lynde)
Frank Converse
(Morgan Harris)
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