The Cherry Orchard 42 years old

Madame Ranevsky and her daughter Anya return home from Paris to find that their beloved family estate and cherry orchard are to be auctioned off to pay debts. Lopahin, a former serf on the estate who is now a walthy landowner, proposes razing the home and cherrt orchard and dividing the estate into plats that could be leased at great profit. The family, however, continues to hold out hope that their beloved home can somehow be saved from destruction.

Credits

Judi Dench as

Timothy Spall as Epikhodov

Harriet Walter as Varya

David Rintoul as Yasha

Paul Curran as Firs

Anna Massey as Charlotte

The Cherry Orchard Cast

Name	Character
Judi Dench She was 46, now 89 years old
Timothy Spall He was 24, now 67 years old	as Epikhodov
Harriet Walter She was 31, now 73 years old	as Varya
David Rintoul He was 32, now 75 years old	as Yasha
Paul Curran He was 20, now 63 years old	as Firs
Anna Massey She was 44, 73 years old when she died	as Charlotte
Bill Paterson He was 36, now 78 years old	as Lopakhin
Anton Lesser He was 29, now 72 years old	as Trofimov

The Cherry Orchard Crew

Name	Department
Richard Eyre as Director. He was 38 (now 81) years old	Directing
Anton Chekhov as Writer. He was 121 (44) years old when He died	Writing

The Cherry Orchard (42 years)

Release day: Tuesday, October 13, 1981
Runtime: 130 minutes