The married Anna Karenina falls in love with Count Vronsky despite her husband's refusal to grant a divorce, and both must contend with the social repercussions.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Greta Garbo | ... | Anna Karenina | |
| Fredric March | ... | Count Vronsky | |
| Freddie Bartholomew | ... | Sergei | |
| Maureen O'Sullivan | ... | Kitty | |
| May Robson | ... | Countess Vronsky | |
| Basil Rathbone | ... | Alexei Alexandrovitch Karenin | |
| Reginald Owen | ... | Stiva | |
| Phoebe Foster | ... | Dolly | |
| Reginald Denny | ... | Yashvin | |
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Gyles Isham | ... | Konstantin Demitrievitch Levin |
| Joan Marsh | ... | Lili | |
| Ethel Griffies | ... | Mme. Kartasoff | |
| Harry Beresford | ... | Matve | |
| Sarah Padden | ... | Governess | |
| Cora Sue Collins | ... | Tania | |
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This version of the Tolstoy classic lingers longer in Moscow during the weeks that follow the initial meeting of the starstruck lovers-to-be Vronsky and Anna Karenina. The story -- as it unfolds -- also focuses on Kitty, a young woman who is related to Anna's sister-in-law whose marital rift has brought Anna to Moscow. Until Anna shows up, Kitty had hopes of getting Vronsky, who is single and well connected, to propose to her. Ignored by Vronsky, Kitty turns her attention to another suitor, a man who seems to have a lot in common with Tolstoy. Written by Dale O'Connor <daleoc@interaccess.com>
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21 November 1935 (Hungary) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$1,152,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$865,000Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$1,439,000Company Credits
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Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ("Romance for Voice and Piano, Op. 6. No. 6)
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The Russian ballet sequence was shot in shades of black and white only. No colour was permitted in either the costumes or the makeup. See more »Goofs
During the drinking game, while under the table, the officer who is in front of Vronsky disappears. See more »Quotes
Anna Karenina: I suggest that you change into more repentant gowns. You look much too gay.Stiva: Excellent idea!
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Alternate Versions
Despite all previous versions being intact the 2006 UK Warner DVD was cut by 7 secs by the BBFC to remove footage of horse-falls. See more »Soundtracks
None But the Lonely Heart (Nur Wer die Sehnsucht Kennt)(1869) (uncredited)
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In Imperial Russia, the aristocratic Anna Karenina (Greta Garbo) travels from Saint Petersburg to Moscow to visit her brother Stiva (Reginald Owen) and she meets the cavalry officer Vronsky (Fredric March), who came with Stiva to the train station to welcome his mother.
After a family reunion where Anna Karenina has a conversation with her sister-in-law Dolly (Phoebe Foster) to help to save Stiva's marriage, Anna is invited to stay for the ball. Anna Karenina is courted by Vronsky, but she decides to return to Saint Petersburg to her loveless marriage because of her beloved son Sergei (Freddie Bartholomew).
However Vronsky follows her and she introduces him to her husband Karenin (Basil Rathbone) at the train station. Vronsky woos her and soon they have a doomed love affair that will lead Anna Karenina to a tragic fate.
"Anna Karenina" (1935) is the first and the unforgettable version of Tolstoy's classic romance. Greta Garbor is perfect in the role of Anna Karenina, a beautiful and aristocratic married woman that falls in love with a man in a society repressive with the women's rights and feelings. The scene where her face appears in a cloud of steam is one of the most beautiful of the cinema history.
The grandiosity and the camera work of the initial scene showing the officer's table and the ball are still very impressive. The heartbreak conclusion of a woman destroyed by her love is very sad. My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "Anna Karenina"