Anna Karenina (1985 film)
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| Directed by | Simon Langton |
| Produced by | Simon Langton |
| Written by |
James Goldman Leo Tolstoy |
| Based on |
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy |
| Starring |
Jacqueline Bisset Christopher Reeve Paul Scofield Ian Ogilvy |
| Music by | Patrick Gowers |
| Cinematography | Kelvin Pike |
| Edited by | Barry Peters |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Anna Karenina is a 1985 American television film version of the famous Leo Tolstoy novel, Anna Karenina.
Plot
Tragic Anna Karenina (Russian: «Анна Каренина»; Russian pronunciation: [ˈanːə kɐˈrʲenʲɪnə])[1] leaves her cold husband for the dashing Count Vronsky in 19th-century Russia. The unfortunate series of events leave her hopelessly depressed.
Cast
This 1985 TV movie version starred:
- Jacqueline Bisset as Anna Karenina
- Christopher Reeve as Count Vronsky
- Paul Scofield as Karenin
- Ian Ogilvy
- Anna Massey
- Joanna David
- Judi Bowker
- Valerie Lush
- Judy Campbell
Production notes
Actor Christopher Reeve, according to his autobiography "Still Me", claimed that while making this movie he learned how to ride a horse, then fell in love with them, which eventually led to his tragic riding accident, 10 years later, falling from a horse and being paralyzed in 1995.[2]
References
- ↑ Nabokov, Vladimir (1980). Lectures on Russian Literature. New York: Harvest. p. 137 (note). ISBN 0-15-649591-0.
- ↑ Anna Karenina at the Internet Movie Database
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