Anna Karenina (1985 film)

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Anna Karenina
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GenreDrama
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 originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerDoreen Bergesen
ProducerSimon Langton
Production location Hungary
CinematographyKelvin Pike
EditorBarry Peters
Running time150 minutes
Production companiesColgems Productions
Rastar Productions
Budget$5 million [1]
Original release
Network CBS
ReleaseMarch 26, 1985 (1985-03-26)

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.

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Plot

Anna Karenina (Russian : «Анна Каренина»; Russian pronunciation: [ˈanːəkɐˈrʲenʲɪnə] ) [2] leaves her cold husband for the dashing Count Vronsky in 19th-century Russia. An unfortunate series of events leaves her hopelessly depressed.

Cast

Production notes

Reeve learned to ride horses while preparing for this film. In 1995, he became paralyzed in a horse riding accident. [3]

References

  1. "'Karenina' Completes Shooting". Daily Variety . December 21, 1984. p. 6.
  2. Nabokov, Vladimir (1980). Lectures on Russian Literature. New York: Harvest. p. 137 (note). ISBN   0-15-649591-0.
  3. Anna Karenina at IMDb