At the turn of the century on Prince Edward Island, Matthew Cuthbert and his sister Marilla decide to take on an orphan boy as help for their farm. But they get an unexpected jolt when they're mistakenly sent a girl instead: Anne Shirley.

Megan Follows
as Anne Shirley

Colleen Dewhurst
as Marilla Cuthbert

Richard Farnsworth
as Matthew Cuthbert

Patricia Hamilton
as Rachel Lynde

Marilyn Lightstone
as Miss Muriel Stacey

Schuyler Grant
as Diana Barry

Jonathan Crombie
as Gilbert Blythe

Charmion King
as Aunt Josephine

Jackie Burroughs
as Mrs. Amelia Evans

Rosemary Radcliffe
as Mrs. Elizabeth Barry