Anna Karenina (1985 film)
Anna Karenina is a 1985 American made-for-television romantic drama film based on the famous Leo Tolstoy 1877 novel Anna Karenina starring Jacqueline Bisset and Christopher Reeve and directed by Simon Langton. The film was broadcast on CBS on March 26, 1985.
| Anna Karenina | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama Romance |
| Based on | Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy |
| Written by | James Goldman |
| Directed by | Simon Langton |
| Starring | Jacqueline Bisset Christopher Reeve Paul Scofield Ian Ogilvy |
| Music by | Patrick Gowers |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Doreen Bergesen |
| Producer | Simon Langton |
| Production location | Hungary |
| Cinematography | Kelvin Pike |
| Editor | Barry Peters |
| Running time | 150 minutes |
| Production companies | Colgems Productions Rastar Productions |
| Budget | $5 million[1] |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | March 26, 1985 |
Plot edit
Anna Karenina (Russian: «Анна Каренина»; Russian pronunciation: [ˈanːə kɐˈrʲenʲɪnə])[2] leaves her cold husband for the dashing Count Vronsky in 19th-century Russia. An unfortunate series of events leaves her hopelessly depressed.
Cast edit
- Jacqueline Bisset as Anna Karenina
- Christopher Reeve as Count Aleksei Vronsky
- Paul Scofield as Aleksei Karenin
- Ian Ogilvy as Stiva
- Anna Massey as Betsy
- Joanna David as Dolly
- Judi Bowker as Kitty
- Valerie Lush as Annushka
- Judy Campbell as Countess Vronsky
- Paul Geoffrey as Petritsky
Production notes edit
In his autobiography Still Me, actor Christopher Reeve 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 in 1995 when he fell from a horse and became paralyzed.[3]
References edit
- ^ "'Karenina' Completes Shooting". Daily Variety. December 21, 1984. p. 6.
- ^ Nabokov, Vladimir (1980). Lectures on Russian Literature. New York: Harvest. p. 137 (note). ISBN 0-15-649591-0.
- ^ Anna Karenina at IMDb
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