United States / Jan 22, 1948
Vivien Leigh in the most magnificent love story ever written!
2h 19min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
In Imperial Russia, Anna, wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the way, she meets charming cavalry officer Vronsky, to whom she's immediately attracted. But in St. Petersburg’s high society, a relationship like this could destroy a woman’s reputation.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Sally Ann Howes | Kitty Scherbatsky |
| Niall MacGinnis | Konstantin Levin |
| Michael Gough | Nicholai |
| Martita Hunt | Princess Betty Tversky |
| Heather Thatcher | Countess Lydia Ivanova |
| Helen Haye | Countess Vronsky |
| Mary Martlew | Princess Nathalia |
| Ruby Miller | Countess Meskov |
| Austin Trevor | Col. Vronsky |
| Ann South | Princess Sorokina |
| Gus Verney | Prince Makhotin |
| John Longden | Gen. Serpuhousky |
| Leslie Bradley | Korsunsky |
| Beckett Bould | Matvey |
| Judith Nelmes | Miss Hull |
| Valentina Murch | Annushka |
| Therese Giehse | Marietta |
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| Michael Medwin | Kitty's Doctor |
| John Salew | Lawyer |
| Patrick Skipwith | Sergei |
| Gino Cervi | Enrico |
| Jeremy Spenser | Giuseppe |
| Maxine Audley | |
| Margaret Boyd | Anna's Nurse |
| Madge Brindley | Lady Who Dreams About Birds |
| James Carney | Vronsky's Batman |
| Jack Faint | Vassili |
| Frederick Kelsey | Racetrack Spectator |
| Cyril Kent | Waiter |
| Fletcher Lightfoot | Servant |
| Barbara Murray | |
| Catherine Paul | Matriona |
| Leslie Phillips | |
| Dido Plumb | Reception Guest |
| Pat Purser | Theatre Audience Member |
| Philip Ray | Officer at Racetrack |
| Bernard Rebel | Prof. Leverrin |
| Philip Ridgeway | Onlooker |
| Leonard Sharp | Old Man |
| Reg Thomason | Pedestrian |
| Robert Brooks Turner | Door Porter |
| Geoffrey Wilmer | Man on Train |
| Billy John | Pedestrian |
Genres
DramaRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Anna Karenina |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English, Italiano |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | London Films Productions |
| Release date | 22 gennaio 1948 |
| Production | Alexander Korda, Herbert Mason |
| Writer | Jean Anouilh, Julien Duvivier, Guy Morgan, Leo Tolstoy |
| Casting | Dorothy Holloway |
| Editing | Russell Lloyd |
| Cinematography | Henri Alekan, Robert Walker, Ray Hearne |
| Assistant directors | Mickey Delamar, Julien Duvivier, Maisie Kelly |
| Camera operators | Robert Walker, Henri Alekan, Ray Hearne |
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| Additional photography | Robert Walker, Henri Alekan, Ray Hearne |
| Production design | Andrej Andrejew, Wilfred Shingleton |
| Art direction | Andrej Andrejew, Wilfred Shingleton |
| Set decoration | Andrej Andrejew, Wilfred Shingleton |
| Special effects | W. Percy Day, Ned Mann, Cliff Richardson |
| Music | Constant Lambert, Hubert Clifford, John Cox, Ken Ritchie, Red Law, Bert Ross |
| Sound | Constant Lambert, Hubert Clifford, John Cox, Ken Ritchie, Red Law, Bert Ross |
| Costume design | Cecil Beaton, Sam Benson, Harold Fletcher, Helen Penfold, Waleen Whitworth |
| Makeup | Harold Fletcher, Cecil Beaton, Helen Penfold, Sam Benson, Waleen Whitworth |
| Hairstyling | Cecil Beaton, Harold Fletcher, Helen Penfold, Sam Benson, Waleen Whitworth |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Germany / Jan 23, 1948 / 12
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