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Anna Karenina (1948)

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Vivien Leigh in the most magnificent love story ever written!

Stefan and Dolly Oblonsky have had a spat and Stefan has asked his sister, Anna Karenina, to come down to Moscow to help mend the rift. Anna's companion on the train from St. Petersburg is Countess Vronsky who is met at the Moscow station by her son. Col. Vronsky looks very dashing in his uniform and it's love at first sight when he looks at Anna and their eyes meet.

Cast & Crew

Director
Julien Duvivier
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    Anna Karenina Vivien Leigh
  • Profile picture of Ralph Richardson
    Alexei Karenin Ralph Richardson
  • Profile picture of Kieron Moore
    Count Vronsky Kieron Moore
  • Profile picture of Mary Kerridge
    Dolly Oblonsky Mary Kerridge
  • Profile picture of Marie Lohr
    Princess Scherbatsky Marie Lohr
  • Profile picture of Sally Ann Howes
    Kitty Scherbatsky Sally Ann Howes
  • Profile picture of Niall MacGinnis
    Konstantin Levin Niall MacGinnis
  • Profile picture of Michael Gough
    Nicholai Michael Gough

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Keywords

  • infidelity
  • based on novel or book
  • horse race
  • st. petersburg, russia
  • romance
  • train
  • blizzard
  • child custody
  • government official
  • imperial russia
  • cavalry officer
  • 19th century
  • aristocracy
  • russian literature
  • social scandal
  • leo tolstoy
  • anna karenina
  • horse jumping