Anna Karenina (1985 film)
| Anna Karenina | |
|---|---|
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| Genre |
Drama Romance |
| Based on |
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy |
| Written by |
James Goldman Leo Tolstoy |
| Directed by | Simon Langton |
| Starring |
Jacqueline Bisset Christopher Reeve Paul Scofield Ian Ogilvy |
| Music by | Patrick Gowers |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Doreen Bergesen |
| Producer(s) | Simon Langton |
| Cinematography | Kevin Pike |
| Editor(s) | Barry Peters |
| Running time | 150 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Colgems Productions Restar Television |
| Distributor | CBS |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | March 26, 1985 |
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 (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:
- Jacqueline Bisset as Anna Karenina
- Christopher Reeve as Count Vronsky
- Paul Scofield as Karenin
- Ian Ogilvy
- Anna Massey
- Joanna David
- Judi Bowker
- Valerie Lush
- Judy Campbell
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
- ↑ Nabokov, Vladimir (1980). Lectures on Russian Literature. New York: Harvest. p. 137 (note). ISBN 0-15-649591-0.
- ↑ Anna Karenina at the Internet Movie Database