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Anna Christie

Anna Christie

Garbo Talks!

19306.01h 29m

Overview

Old sailor Chris Christofferson eagerly awaits the arrival of his grown daughter Anna, whom he sent at five years old to live with relatives in Minnesota. He has not seen her since, but believes her to be a decent and respectably employed young woman. When Anna arrives, however, it is clear that she has lived a hard life in the dregs of society, and that much of spirit has been extinguished. She falls in love with a young sailor rescued at sea by her father, but dreads to reveal to him the truth of her past. Both father and young man are deluded about her background, yet Anna cannot quite bring herself to allow them to remain deluded.

Directed by Clarence Brown
Written by Frances Marion, Eugene O'Neill
Produced by Irving Thalberg
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Top Cast

Greta Garbo

Greta Garbo

Anna Christie

Charles Bickford

Charles Bickford

Matt Burke

George F. Marion

George F. Marion

Chris Christofferson

Marie Dressler

Marie Dressler

Marthy Owens

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James T. Mack

Johnny the Harpist

Lee Phelps

Lee Phelps

Larry the Bartender

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Jack Baxley

Coney Island Barker (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien

William H. O'Brien

Waiter at Coney Island (uncredited)

Robert Parrish

Robert Parrish

Boy at Coney Island (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

prostitutebased on play or musicalsailorpre-code

About Anna Christie

Anna Christie is a drama, romance film released in 1930 exploring themes of prostitute, based on play or musical, sailor, pre-code. Directed by Clarence Brown, it stars Greta Garbo, Charles Bickford, George F. Marion. Old sailor Chris Christofferson eagerly awaits the arrival of his grown daughter Anna, whom he sent at five years old to live with relatives in Minnesota. He has not seen her since, but believes her to be a decent and respectably employed young woman. When Anna arrives, however, it is clear that she has lived a hard life in the dregs of society, and that much of spirit has been extinguished. She falls in love with a young sailor rescued at sea by her father, but dreads to reveal to him the truth of her past. Both father and young man are deluded about her background, yet Anna cannot quite bring herself to allow them to remain deluded.

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