Anna Karenina (1985 film)

Anna Karenina
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
Editor(s)	Barry Peters
Cinematography	Kevin Pike
Running time	150 minutes
Production company(s)	Colgems Productions
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.

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

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

External links

• Anna Karenina at the Internet Movie Database