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13 December 1956 (USA) moreTagline:
From the sensational Broadway stage success that had audiences crying its acclaim! morePlot:
An opportunistic Russian businessman tries to pass a mysterious impostor as the Grand Duchess Anastasia. But she is so convincing in her performance that even the biggest skeptics believe her. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Won Oscar. Another 4 wins & 3 nominations moreUser Comments:
That's entertainment! more (37 total)Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Ingrid Bergman | ... | Anna Koreff / Anastasia | |
| Yul Brynner | ... | General Sergei Pavlovich Bounine | |
| Helen Hayes | ... | Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna | |
| Akim Tamiroff | ... | Boris Adreivich Chernov | |
| Martita Hunt | ... | Baroness Elena von Livenbaum | |
| Felix Aylmer | ... | Chamberlain | |
| Sacha Pitoëff | ... | Piotr Ivanovich Petrovin (as Sacha Pitoeff) | |
| Ivan Desny | ... | Prince Paul von Haraldberg | |
| Natalie Schafer | ... | Irina Lissemskaia / Nini | |
| Grégoire Gromoff | ... | Stepan (as Gregoire Gromoff) | |
| Karel Stepanek | ... | Mikhail Vlados | |
| Ina De La Haye | ... | Marusia (as Ina de la Haye) | |
| Katherine Kath | ... | Maxime |
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105 minCountry:
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2.55 : 1 moreSound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System)Certification:
Australia:PG | USA:Approved (certificate #18293) | Canada:G (video rating) | Finland:S | UK:U | West Germany:12Fun Stuff
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Helen Haye was an actress who had impressed the film's producer. He sent a memo to the casting agent saying "Hire Helen Haye". This was taken to be a misprint by the agent and the popular actress Helen Hayes was hired. moreQuotes:
Dowager Empress: Lievenbaum, you're disgusting! At your age, a woman's only thoughts of sex should be gender! moreFAQ
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Not the most accurate rumination on whether or not Anna was really Anastasia, perhaps, but creamy, expensive entertainment, expertly done. Many share in the credit. There's a witty, epigrammatic screenplay by the always reliable Arthur Laurents (love that closing line, and most of Helen Hayes' dialogue) that manages to speculate perceptively on the nature-of-performance theme without beating it into the ground; an evocative Alfred Newman score that surpasses virtually anything else he did at Fox; fine CinemaScope photography that really uses the outer reaches of the screen, though it does dabble in spectacle for spectacle's sake at times; a superb Hayes (she could be theatrically actressy or resort to little-old-lady tricks in other movies, but here she's the real deal); a delightful Martita Hunt; and chemistry between Ingrid Bergman and Yul Brynner that suggests all the underlying sexual tension without ever stating it explicitly. Also knock-your-eye-out costume design. In a time of rampant Hollywood bloat and slow-moving epics, this one moves along, without too much pretension. And Anatole Litvak's direction, while no great shakes, is nicely paced.