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Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina

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19356.51h 35m

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 Clarence Brown
Written by Salka Viertel, Leo Tolstoy, S. N. Behrman
Produced by David O. Selznick
Box OfficeBudget: $1.2MRevenue: $1.4M

Top Cast

Greta Garbo

Greta Garbo

Anna Karenina

Fredric March

Fredric March

Count Vronsky

Freddie Bartholomew

Freddie Bartholomew

Sergei

Maureen O'Sullivan

Maureen O'Sullivan

Kitty

May Robson

May Robson

Countess Vronsky

Basil Rathbone

Basil Rathbone

Alexei Alexandrovitch Karenin

Reginald Owen

Reginald Owen

Stiva

Phoebe Foster

Phoebe Foster

Dolly

Reginald Denny

Reginald Denny

Yashvin

Gyles Isham

Gyles Isham

Konstantin Demitrievitch Levin

Themes & Keywords

infidelityhusband wife relationshipbased on novel or bookmarriagest. petersburg, russialovetrainlove affairhusband wife estrangementliterary adaptation19th centurystatesmanmother son relationshipadulterous wifeadulterous affair

About Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina is a history, drama, romance film released in 1935 exploring themes of infidelity, husband wife relationship, based on novel or book, marriage, st. petersburg, russia, love. Directed by Clarence Brown, it stars Greta Garbo, Fredric March, Freddie Bartholomew. 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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