The Cherry Orchard (1974 film)

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The Cherry Orchard
Directed byDavid Zweck
Based onplay by Anton Chekhov
Produced byDavid Zweck
Starring Googie Withers
Frank Thring
Wendy Hughes
Simon Chilvers
Production
company
ABC
Distributed byABC
Release date
21 June 1973 [1]
Running time
120 mins
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

The Cherry Orchard is a 1973 Australian TV adaptation of the 1904 play by Anton Chekhov. [2]

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References

  1. "TOP STARS IN NEW TCN9 SERIES". The Australian Women's Weekly . National Library of Australia. 20 June 1973. p. 10. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  2. Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford University Press, 1996 p26