Anna Karenina (1961 film)

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Anna Karenina is a 1961 British TV adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's 1877 novel Anna Karenina . [1]

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It aired on American television in 1964. [2]

The production was thought lost but a copy was found in 2010. [3]

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References

  1. BBC's 'Anna Karenina' The Christian Science Monitor 3 Feb 1966: 6.
  2. Claire Bloom and Connery Are the Lovers in 'Anna Karenina' Gardner, Paul. New York Times 23 Apr 1964: 79
  3. "Lost BBC period drama of Anna Karenina found starring Sean Connery". Telegraph. 17 August 2010.