Anne of Green Gables (1956 film) Anne of Green Gables (1956 film) Anne of Green Gables (1956) is a Canadian television film directed by Don Harron. The film was based upon the novel, "Anne of Green Gables" by Lucy Maud Montgomery. The movie was produced for CBC Television, which also commissioned the more famous remake 1985 film adaptation. The filming and production took place in Toronto, ON and received a 6.3/10 rating on IMDb. The film depicts the story of a preteen orphan girl, Anne Shirley, adopted in the small-town of Avonlea, Prince Edward Island, whose optimistic mindset defies standard ladylike conduct and drives her to
Before Green Gables astonishing character that Lucy Maud Montgomery created… But I would not – in fact, could not – presume to tell my part of Anne's history in Montgomery's voice. I will do this in my own voice, hoping that she would approve of the project if she were alive today." This book describes Anne's difficult pre-Green-Gables childhood, including the deaths of her parents. (Bertha -Mother-) Three editions are available from different publishers: "Before Green Gables" was translated into Japanese as a title of "Kon'nichiwa Anne" (meaning "Hello, Anne") and sold by Shinchosha and Polish as "Droga do Zielonego Wzgórza" (meaning "Road/Way