Product Details

• Actors: Amanda Burton, Kenneth Cranham, Georgina Terry, Aden Gillett, Pam Ferris
• Directors: Sarah Harding
• Writers: Eleanor H. Porter, Simon Nye
• Producers: Charles Elton, Charles Hubbard, Trevor Hopkins
• Format: PAL
• Language: English
• Region: Region 2 (Read more about DVD formats.)
• Number of discs: 1
• Run Time: 99 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000089ASX
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #368,189 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Pollyanna" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lovely Remake of the Classic Story, November 28, 2004

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Virginia Allain "retired librarian" (Poinciana, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pollyanna (DVD)

Georgina Terry plays Pollyanna with a sweet faced, ever-happy style that suits the plot. It's pretty faithful to the original plot of the missionary's daughter, orphaned and coming to live with a strict aunt. As Pollyanna plays her "Glad Game" and teaches it to the problem characters, the villagers' lives are transformed. Everyone from the reclusive misanthrope to the chronically ill to the town doctor find new ways of looking at life from interacting with the little girl.
The very name Pollyanna is now synonymous for unreasoning optimism due to this book. I loved this story when I read it as a child and am glad they treated it well in this remake.
The costumes and setting fit very well (although the original book was not English) and have the usual high quality of a Masterpiece Theater production.
I had to knock off a star because sometimes the actors spoke too fast or breathlessly so some of the dialogue is lost.

28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Glad" I purchased this, December 4, 2004

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This review is from: Pollyanna (DVD)

I recently watched the Masterpiece Theater version of Pollyanna. I have seen the Disney/Haley Mills version which is cute, but will give you a toothache. I wasn't sure what to expect because the story itself is very sweet, so it's not like it's going to vary from that too much. The Masterpiece Theater version is very good! The little girl who plays Pollyanna is exceptional. The costuming is wonderful, and the script is great (there are several laugh out loud moments). This version of Pollyanna is a fun production that you can enjoy without making you want to lapse into a coma from the sugary sweetness of it all.

24 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars PollyAnna, October 10, 2003

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L. Watkinson (Dereham, Norfolk United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pollyanna (DVD)

This English Adaption is a brilliant contrast to Pollyanna starring Hayley Mills. It has a good British cast with Amanda Burton as Aunt Polly who is obsessed with health, Georgina Terry plays Pollyanna who finds something good in everyone. Georgina plays her well. At the end it is good that we see Pollyanna after her treatment to her back which unfortunately we do not see WIth POllyanna starring Hayley Mills.
Each film has its own uniqueness and contrast between GReat Britain and America .