Movie
Anna Karenina
Overview
In Imperial Russia, Anna, wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the way, she meets charming cavalry officer Vronsky, to whom she's immediately attracted. But in St. Petersburg’s high society, a relationship like this could destroy a woman’s reputation.
Details
- Release date
- 1948-01-22
- Runtime
- 139 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- London Films Productions
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Vivien Leigh as Anna Karenina
- Ralph Richardson as Alexei Karenin
- Kieron Moore as Count Vronsky
- Hugh Dempster as Stefan Oblonsky
- Mary Kerridge as Dolly Oblonsky
- Marie Lohr as Princess Scherbatsky
- Frank Tickle as Prince Scherbatsky
- Sally Ann Howes as Kitty Scherbatsky
- Niall MacGinnis as Konstantin Levin
- Michael Gough as Nicholai
- Martita Hunt as Princess Betty Tversky
- Heather Thatcher as Countess Lydia Ivanova
Crew
- Julien Duvivier - Director
- Jean Anouilh - Writer
- Julien Duvivier - Writer
- Guy Morgan - Writer
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