Anna Karenina

"Vivien Leigh— in the most magnificent love story ever written!"

1948 2h 19m EN

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6.0

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★6.0TMDB · 63

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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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.

“Vivien Leigh— in the most magnificent love story ever written!”

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Cast

Vivien Leigh
Anna Karenina
Ralph Richardson
Alexei Karenin
Kieron Moore
Count Vronsky
Hugh Dempster
Stefan Oblonsky
Mary Kerridge
Dolly Oblonsky
Marie Lohr
Princess Scherbatsky
Frank Tickle
Prince Scherbatsky
Sally Ann Howes
Kitty Scherbatsky

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Julien Duvivier
Writers: Guy Morgan, Jean Anouilh, Julien Duvivier
Languages: English, Italian
Countries: United Kingdom

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1 / 8

ERA

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78 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Julien Duvivier, shot by Henri Alekan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Constant Lambert. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Russell Lloyd shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Vivien Leigh and Ralph Richardson and Kieron Moore carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Vivien Leigh— in the most magnificent love story ever written!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0040098 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Julien Duvivier directs. Henri Alekan behind the camera. Constant Lambert scores. Russell Lloyd cuts. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English, Italian.

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Things worth knowing

178 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.
3Directed by Julien Duvivier, shot by Henri Alekan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Constant Lambert. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Russell Lloyd shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Vivien Leigh and Ralph Richardson and Kieron Moore carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Vivien Leigh— in the most magnificent love story ever written!".
8IMDB entry: tt0040098 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 63 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 18 themes, including "infidelity", "based on novel or book", "horse race", "st. petersburg, russia".