Anna Karenina (1985 film)
{{Short description|1985 film by Simon Langton}}
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| genre = Drama
Romance
| based_on = {{based on|Anna Karenina|Leo Tolstoy}}
| writer = James Goldman
| director = Simon Langton
| starring = Jacqueline Bisset
Christopher Reeve
Paul Scofield
Ian Ogilvy
| music = Patrick Gowers
| country = United States
| language = English
| executive_producer = Doreen Bergesen
| producer = Simon Langton
| location = Hungary
| editor = Barry Peters
| cinematography = Kelvin Pike
| runtime = 150 minutes
| company = Colgems Productions
Rastar Productions
| network = CBS
| released = {{Start date|1985|03|26}}
| budget = $5 million{{cite magazine|magazine=Daily Variety|date=December 21, 1984|page=6|title='Karenina' Completes Shooting}}
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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.
Plot
Anna Karenina ({{langx|ru|«Анна Каренина»}}; {{IPA|ru|ˈanːə kɐˈrʲenʲɪnə}}){{cite book | last = Nabokov | first = Vladimir | authorlink = Vladimir Nabokov | title = Lectures on Russian Literature | publisher = Harvest | year = 1980 | location = New York | page = 137 (note) |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mrU7DIwNbiEC&pg=PA137 | isbn = 0-15-649591-0 }} leaves her cold husband for the dashing Count Vronsky in 19th-century Russia. An unfortunate series of events leaves her hopelessly depressed.
Cast
- Jacqueline Bisset as Anna Karenina
- Christopher Reeve as Count Aleksei Vronsky
- Paul Scofield as Aleksei Karenin
- Ian Ogilvy as Stiva
- Anna Massey as Betsy
- Joanna David as Dolly
- Judi Bowker as Kitty
- Valerie Lush as Annushka
- Judy Campbell as Countess Vronsky
- Paul Geoffrey as Petritsky
Production notes
Reeve learned to ride horses while preparing for this film. In 1995, he became paralyzed in a horse riding accident.{{IMDb title|id=0088726|title=Anna Karenina}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb title|0088726}}
{{Anna Karenina}}
{{Simon Langton}}
Category:1985 television films
Category:1985 romantic drama films
Category:American romantic drama films
Category:Films based on Anna Karenina
Category:Films about infidelity
Category:Romantic period films
Category:Films shot in Hungary
Category:Films directed by Simon Langton
Category:American drama television films
Category:Television shows based on works by Leo Tolstoy
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