Only 5% of the first film was shot on Prince Edward Island. The rest was filmed at Ontario, Canada and Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada.

 

There are many different versions of Anne Of Green Gables including one where the German actress Christiane Krüger helps Anne and Diana become friends again.

 

Schuyler Grant auditioned for the role of Anne Shirley before she was eventually cast as Diana Barry.

 

Katharine Hepburn was originally approached to play Marilla Cuthbert. She declined, but suggested her relative (great-niece), Schuyler Grant for the part of Anne.

 

For the cow scene in which Anne and Diana fall into the mud, the costume department made four dresses. However, Megan Follows did the stunt in one take, and the others were not needed.

 

While shooting the scene where Anne says goodbye to Marilla and Rachel before she leaves for Kingsport, Colleen Dewhurst was wearing jeans under her dress because she had to catch a plane in an hour.

 

If you look closely at the doors in the kitchen, they are closed in every scene. This is due to the fact that for this movie they only rebuilt the kitchen, and there is nothing behind those doors.