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Anastasia

Anastasia

Discover the adventure behind the greatest mystery of our time.

19977.61h 34m

Overview

Ten years after she was separated from her family, an eighteen-year-old orphan with vague memories of the past sets out to Paris in hopes of reuniting with her grandmother. She is accompanied by two con men, who intend to pass her off as the Grand Duchess Anastasia to the Dowager Empress for a reward.

Directed by Gary Goldman
Written by Susan Gauthier, Bob Tzudiker, Eric Tuchman
Produced by Gary Goldman, Don Bluth, Laura Jo 'L.J.' Wentworth
Box OfficeBudget: $53.0MRevenue: $139.8M

Top Cast

Meg Ryan

Meg Ryan

Anastasia (voice)

John Cusack

John Cusack

Dimitri (voice)

Kelsey Grammer

Kelsey Grammer

Vladimir (voice)

Christopher Lloyd

Christopher Lloyd

Rasputin (voice)

Hank Azaria

Hank Azaria

Bartok (voice)

Bernadette Peters

Bernadette Peters

Sophie (voice)

Kirsten Dunst

Kirsten Dunst

Young Anastasia (voice)

Angela Lansbury

Angela Lansbury

Dowager Empress Marie (voice)

Rick Jones

Rick Jones

Czar Nicholas / Servant / Rev. Soldier / Ticket Agent (voice)

Andrea Martin

Andrea Martin

Phlegmenkoff / Old Woman (voice)

Themes & Keywords

nightmarevillainczar / tsar / tzarmusicalbased on true storysorcerercatholicrussian revolution (1917)train explosion1920sgood versus evilamused

About Anastasia

Anastasia is a animation, family, fantasy, adventure film released in 1997 exploring themes of nightmare, villain, czar / tsar / tzar, musical, based on true story, sorcerer. Directed by Gary Goldman, it stars Meg Ryan, John Cusack, Kelsey Grammer. Ten years after she was separated from her family, an eighteen-year-old orphan with vague memories of the past sets out to Paris in hopes of reuniting with her grandmother. She is accompanied by two con men, who intend to pass her off as the Grand Duchess Anastasia to the Dowager Empress for a reward.

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