In early 1800s Czarist Russia, Princess Anna Arkadyevna Karenina (Vivien Leigh), the wife of statesman Count Alexei Karenin (Ralph Richardson) of St Petersburg, travels to Moscow to help settle a dispute between her womanizing brother Stefan Oblonsky (Hugh Dempster) and his wife Dolly (Mary Kerridge). While there, Anna meets and falls in love with Count Alexei Vronsky (Kieron Moore), a young officer in the emperor's guard. At first, Vronsky and Anna keep their affair secret, but word soon gets out amongst Russian high society. Her husband, always concerned about his public image, refuses to divorce her, making her choose between Vronsky and their young son Sergei (Patrick Skipwith). Anna chooses Vronsky, and the couple go off for a few glorious months together in Venice. When they finally decide to return to St Petersburg and stop hiding their relationship, Anna finds that all her friends have shunned her. As she becomes more and more isolated from Russian society, she also fears that Vronsky is no longer in love with her.
Anna Karenina is based on the novel of the same name by Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy [1828-1910]. The story was first published in serial installments in the periodical The Russian Messenger from 1873-1877 and was first published in novel form in 1878. The novel was adapted for the movie by British screenwriter Guy Morgan and French writers Jean Anouislh and Julien Duvivier (who also directed). Since the time of the silent film era, Anna Karenina is a story that has been retold numerous times in numerous countries. Silent films include Anna Karenina (1911) (1911), Anna Karenina (1914) (1914), Anna Karenina (1915) (1915), Anna Karenina (1920) (1919), and Love (1927) (1927). The first 'talkie' was Anna Karenina (1935) (1935). Anna Kareina (1948) was followed by Anna Karenina (1961) (1961), Anna Karenina (1985) (1985), Anna Karenina (1997) (1997), and Anna Karenina (2012) (2012), along with two TV mini-series: 'Anna Karenina (1977) ' (1977) and 'Anna Karenina (2000) ' (2000).
Anna says to Giuseppe (Jeremy Spenser), "I have a little boy in a country far, far away." Giuseppe says, "Why didn't you bring him with you?" Anna says, "It was impossible."
Vronsky returns to St Petersburg, leaving Anna a note saying that he will return within two days. Certain that he will never return and that he's gone off to marry Princess Sorokina (Ann South), Anna catches the next train to St Peterburg. As she waits to board the train, she thinks to herself how foolish she was to trade Sergei for Vronsky, admitting that it was herself she really loved. Becoming more and more distressed as the train makes it way to St Petersburg, Anna decides to get off the train for a breath of air when it stops in Klin to take on water. She walks along the platform, deep in her thoughts about Vronsky. She sees a man she thinks might be Alexei, but it's not. When the platform ends, she starts walking along the tracks, seemingly oblivious to the fact that the train has started up and is heading towards her. In the final scene, she notices the train but does not get off the track. The train hits her, knocks her down, and passes over her. Closing text then says: And the light by which she had been reading the book of life, blazed up suddenly, illuminating those pages that had been dark, then flickered, grew dim, and went out forever.
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- How long is Anna Karenina?2 hours and 19 minutes
- When was Anna Karenina released?April 27, 1948
- What is the IMDb rating of Anna Karenina?6.6 out of 10
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- Who are the characters in Anna Karenina?Anna Karenina, Aleksei Aleksandrovich Karenin, Count Vronsky, Dolly, Princess Sherbatsky, Prince Shcherbatsky, Kitty Shcherbatsky, Konstantin Levin, Nicholai, Countess Lydia, and others
- What is the plot of Anna Karenina?A married woman's affair with a dashing young officer has tragic results.
- What was the budget for Anna Karenina?$2 million
- What is Anna Karenina rated?Approved
- What genre is Anna Karenina?Drama and Romance
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