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Anna Karenina (1985 film)

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Anna Karenina
GenreDrama
Romance
Based onAnna Karenina
by Leo Tolstoy
Written byJames Goldman
Leo Tolstoy
Directed bySimon Langton
StarringJacqueline Bisset
Christopher Reeve
Paul Scofield
Ian Ogilvy
Music byPatrick Gowers
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerDoreen Bergesen
ProducerSimon Langton
CinematographyKevin Pike
EditorBarry Peters
Running time150 minutes
Production companiesColgems Productions
Restar Television
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseMarch 26, 1985 (1985-03-26)

Anna Karenina is a 1985 American made-for-television romantic drama film version of the famous Leo Tolstoy novel Anna Karenina starring Jacqueline Bisset and Christopher Reeve and broadcast on CBS on March 26, 1985.

Plot

Tragic Anna Karenina (‹See Tfd›Russian: «Анна Каренина»; Russian pronunciation: [ˈanːə kɐˈrʲenʲɪnə])[1] leaves her cold husband for the dashing Count Vronsky in 19th-century Russia. The unfortunate series of events leave her hopelessly depressed.

Cast

This 1985 TV movie version starred:

Production notes

Actor Christopher Reeve, according to his autobiography "Still Me", 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, falling from a horse and being paralyzed in 1995.[2]

References

  1. ^ Nabokov, Vladimir (1980). Lectures on Russian Literature. New York: Harvest. p. 137 (note). ISBN 0-15-649591-0.
  2. ^ Anna Karenina at IMDb