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.
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Cast
| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Ingrid Bergman | ... | Anna Koreff | |
| 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 | |
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Grégoire Gromoff | ... | Stepan (as Gregoire Gromoff) |
| Karel Stepanek | ... | Mikhail Vlados | |
| Ina De La Haye | ... | Marusia (as Ina de la Haye) | |
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Katherine Kath | ... | Maxime |
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Russian exiles in Paris plot to collect ten million pounds from the Bank of England by grooming a destitute, suicidal girl to pose as heir to the Russian throne. While Bounin is coaching her he comes to believe she is really Anastasia. In the end the Empress must decide her claim. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
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russian | imperial family | foreign language adaptation | refugee | princess |Taglines:
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13 December 1956 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$3,520,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System)Color:
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Written by Anton Stepanovich Arenski (as Anton Arensky)
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Helen Haye was an actress who had impressed the film's producer in a previous production, for BBC Television, of the play. He sent a memo to the casting director, saying "Hire Helen Haye". This was taken to be a misprint by the agent and the popular actress Helen Hayes was hired. See more »Soundtracks
'Valse' from Suite for Two Pianos No. 1 in F major, Op. 15 (Arranged for Orchestra)Written by Anton Stepanovich Arenski (as Anton Arensky)
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Based on the legend about the sole-surviving daughter of Russia's last Czar, this film is very well done with an excellent cast, international locations, and an evocative soundtrack.
This was Bergman's return to American film after being shunned for having an extra-marital affair at a time when America was caught in the height of self-righteous McCarthyism. She proved that she could still hold the screen even with the likes of her very powerful co-stars.
The story follows the progression of a lost soul from suicidal depths to resurrection as a lost princess and concludes as a fairy tale. The elderly empress points out at the end that the play is over -- go home.