Anna Karenina (1948 film)
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| Directed by | Julien Duvivier |
| Produced by | Alexander Korda |
| Written by | Leo Tolstoy (novel) Julien Duvivier Jean Anouilh Guy Morgan |
| Starring | Vivien Leigh Ralph Richardson Kieron Moore Sally Ann Howes Martita Hunt |
| Music by | Constant Lambert |
| Cinematography | Henri Alekan |
| Editing by | Russell Lloyd |
| Distributed by | British Lion Films London Films 20th Century Fox (US) |
| Release date(s) |  22 January 1948 27 April 1948 |
| Running time | 139 min. (Canada/US:111 min.) (DVD 123 min.) |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English / Italian |
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Anna Karenina (also known in the UK as Tolstoy's Anna Karenina) is a 1948 British film based on the 19th century novel, Anna Karenina, by the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy. The film was directed by Julien Duvivier, and starred Vivien Leigh in the title role. It was produced by Alexander Korda for his company, London Films, and distributed in the United States by 20th Century Fox. The screenplay was by Jean Anouilh, Julien Duvivier and Guy Morgan, music by Constant Lambert, decors by André Andrejew and cinematography by Henri Alekan.
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Anna Karenina (Vivien Leigh) is married to Tsarist official Alexei Karenin (Ralph Richardson). She falls in love with a young military officer, Count Vronsky (Kieron Moore), and the two begin an affair. The resulting scandal ruins Anna.
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[edit] External links
- Anna Karenina at the Internet Movie Database
- Anna Karenina at All Movie Guide
- Anna Karenina at Rotten Tomatoes
