Anna Karenina (1948 film)

Infobox Film
name = Anna Karenina

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caption = Original Spanish film poster
director = Julien Duvivier
producer = Alexander Korda
writer = Leo Tolstoy (novel)
Julien Duvivier
Jean Anouilh
Guy Morgan
starring = Vivien Leigh
Ralph Richardson
Kieron Moore
Sally Ann Howes
Martita Hunt
music = Constant Lambert
decors = André Andrejew
cinematography = Henri Alekan
editing = Russell Lloyd
distributor = British Lion Films
London Films
20th Century Fox (US)
released = flagicon|UK 22 January 1948
flagicon|USA 27 April 1948
runtime = 139 min.
(Canada/US:111 min.)
(DVD 123 min.)
country = UK
awards =
language = English / Italian
budget =
amg_id = 1:2516
imdb_id = 0040098

"Anna Karenina" (also known in the UK as "Tolstoy's Anna Karenina") is a 1948 British film based on the 19th century novel, "Anna Karenina", by the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy. The film was directed by Julien Duvivier, and starred Vivien Leigh in the title role. It was produced by Alexander Korda for his company, London Films, and distributed in the United States by 20th Century Fox. The screenplay was by Jean Anouilh, Julien Duvivier and Guy Morgan, music by Constant Lambert, decors by André Andrejew and cinematography by Henri Alekan.

Plot

Anna Karenina (Vivien Leigh) is married to Tsarist official Alexei Karenin (Ralph Richardson). She falls in love with a young military officer, Count Vronsky (Kieron Moore), and the two begin an affair. The resulting scandal ruins Anna.

Cast

*Vivien Leigh - Anna Karenina
*Ralph Richardson - Alexei Karenin
*Kieron Moore - Count Vronsky
*Hugh Dempster
*Mary Kerridge
*Marie Lohr
*Frank Tickle
*Sally Ann Howes - Kitty Scherbatsky
*Niall MacGinnis
*Michael Gough
*Martita Hunt
*Heather Thatcher
*Helen Haye
*Michael Medwin
*Gino Cervi
*Beckett Bould
*Leslie Bradley
*Therese Giehse
*John Longden
*Mary Martlew
*Valentina Murch
*Judith Nelmes
*Ruby Miller
*John Salew
*Patrick Skipwith
*Ann South
*Jeremy Spenser
*Austin Trevor
*Gus Verney

References

External links

*imdb title|id=0040098|title=Anna Karenina
*amg movie|id=1:2516|title=Anna Karenina
*rotten-tomatoes|id=1044924-anna_karenina|title=Anna Karenina
* [http://www.vivien-leigh.com/photos/ Film Stills]