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Anna Karenina 1948 Directed by Julien Duvivier

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.

Production Country United Kingdom
Language English
Spoken Languages English , Italian
Gneres Drama , Romance
Production Company London Films Productions
Release Date 22 January 1948
139 mins
Cast
Vivien Leigh
Vivien Leigh Anna Karenina
Ralph Richardson
Ralph Richardson Alexei Karenin
Kieron Moore
Kieron Moore Count Vronsky
Hugh Dempster
Hugh Dempster Stefan Oblonsky
Mary Kerridge
Mary Kerridge Dolly Oblonsky
Marie Lohr
Marie Lohr Princess Scherbatsky
Frank Tickle
Frank Tickle Prince Scherbatsky
Sally Ann Howes
Sally Ann Howes Kitty Scherbatsky
Niall MacGinnis
Niall MacGinnis Konstantin Levin
Michael Gough
Michael Gough Nicholai
Martita Hunt
Martita Hunt Princess Betty Tversky
Heather Thatcher
Heather Thatcher Countess Lydia Ivanova
Helen Haye
Helen Haye Countess Vronsky
Mary Martlew
Mary Martlew Princess Nathalia
Ruby Miller
Ruby Miller Countess Meskov
Austin Trevor
Austin Trevor Col. Vronsky
Ann South
Ann South Princess Sorokina
Gus Verney
Gus Verney Prince Makhotin
John Longden
John Longden Gen. Serpuhousky
Leslie Bradley
Leslie Bradley Korsunsky
Beckett Bould
Beckett Bould Matvey
Judith Nelmes
Judith Nelmes Miss Hull
Valentina Murch
Valentina Murch Annushka
Therese Giehse
Therese Giehse Marietta
Michael Medwin
Michael Medwin Kitty's Doctor
John Salew
John Salew Lawyer
Patrick Skipwith
Patrick Skipwith Sergei
Gino Cervi
Gino Cervi Enrico
Jeremy Spenser
Jeremy Spenser Giuseppe
Maxine Audley
Maxine Audley
Margaret Boyd
Margaret Boyd Anna's Nurse
Madge Brindley
Madge Brindley Lady Who Dreams About Birds
James Carney
James Carney Vronsky's Batman
Jack Faint
Jack Faint Vassili
Frederick Kelsey
Frederick Kelsey Racetrack Spectator
Cyril Kent
Cyril Kent Waiter
Fletcher Lightfoot
Fletcher Lightfoot Servant
Barbara Murray
Barbara Murray
Catherine Paul
Catherine Paul Matriona
Leslie Phillips
Leslie Phillips
Dido Plumb
Dido Plumb Reception Guest
Pat Purser
Pat Purser Theatre Audience Member
Philip Ray
Philip Ray Officer at Racetrack
Bernard Rebel
Bernard Rebel Prof. Leverrin
Philip Ridgeway
Philip Ridgeway Onlooker
Leonard Sharp
Leonard Sharp Old Man
Reg Thomason
Reg Thomason Pedestrian
Robert Brooks Turner
Robert Brooks Turner Door Porter
Geoffrey Wilmer
Geoffrey Wilmer Man on Train
Billy John
Billy John Pedestrian
Crew
Director
Julien Duvivier
Julien Duvivier
Writers
Guy Morgan
Guy Morgan
Jean Anouilh
Jean Anouilh
Julien Duvivier
Julien Duvivier
Producer
Alexander Korda
Alexander Korda
Cinematography
Henri Alekan
Henri Alekan
Composer
Constant Lambert
Constant Lambert
Editor
Russell Lloyd
Russell Lloyd
Sound
John Cox
John Cox
Original Writer
Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy
Art Direction
Andrej Andrejew
Andrej Andrejew
Costume Design
Cecil Beaton
Cecil Beaton
Sam Benson
Sam Benson
Makeup Artist
Harold Fletcher
Harold Fletcher
Hairstylist
Helen Penfold
Helen Penfold
Music
Hubert Clifford
Hubert Clifford
Camera Operator
Robert Walker
Robert Walker
Casting
Dorothy Holloway
Dorothy Holloway
Assistant Director
Mickey Delamar
Mickey Delamar
Additional Photography
Ray Hearne
Ray Hearne