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Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina

Vivien Leigh in the most magnificent love story ever written!

19486.02h 19m

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.

Directed by Julien Duvivier
Written by Guy Morgan, Jean Anouilh, Julien Duvivier
Produced by Alexander Korda
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Top Cast

Vivien Leigh

Vivien Leigh

Anna Karenina

Ralph Richardson

Ralph Richardson

Alexei Karenin

Kieron Moore

Kieron Moore

Count Vronsky

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Hugh Dempster

Stefan Oblonsky

Mary Kerridge

Mary Kerridge

Dolly Oblonsky

Marie Lohr

Marie Lohr

Princess Scherbatsky

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Frank Tickle

Prince Scherbatsky

Sally Ann Howes

Sally Ann Howes

Kitty Scherbatsky

Niall MacGinnis

Niall MacGinnis

Konstantin Levin

Michael Gough

Michael Gough

Nicholai

Themes & Keywords

infidelitybased on novel or bookhorse racest. petersburg, russiaromancetrainblizzardchild custodygovernment officialimperial russiacavalry officer19th centuryaristocracyrussian literaturesocial scandalleo tolstoyanna kareninahorse jumping

About Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina is a drama, romance film released in 1948 exploring themes of infidelity, based on novel or book, horse race, st. petersburg, russia, romance, train. Directed by Julien Duvivier, it stars Vivien Leigh, Ralph Richardson, Kieron Moore. 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.

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