Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna
Brief Synopsis
A two-part miniseries about Anna Anderson who claimed to be Anastasia, the only surviving child of Nicholas II, the last Czar of Russia.
Film Details
Also Known As
Anastasia: The Story of Anna
Genre
Drama
Historical
Release Date
1986
Location
New York City, New York, USA; Vienna, Austria
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
A two-part miniseries about Anna Anderson who claimed to be Anastasia, the only surviving child of Nicholas II, the last Czar of Russia.
Cast
Edward Fox
Rex Harrison
Amy Irving
Arnold Diamond
Elke Sommer
Susan Lucci
Betty Marsden
Olivia De Havilland
Jan Niklas
Omar Sharif
Shane Rimmer
Tristam Jellinek
Herwig Seebock
Sydney Bromley
Julia Glover
Nicolas Surovy
Jennifer Dundas
Jerome Willis
Franz Morak
Claire Bloom
Jane Wenham
Ian Whittaker
Christian Bale
Andrea Bretterbauer
Rachel Gurney
Angela Pleasance
Carol Gilles
Susan Engel
Tim Mcinnerney
Crew
Ronald Allday
Accountant
Brigitta Ansary
Hair
Brigitta Ansary
Makeup Supervisor
Steven Bramson
Original Music
Zuzana Brejcha
Assistant Editor
Skip Chasey
Assistant
Marvin J Chomsky
Producer
Paul Clay
Sound Supervisor
Graham Cottle
Producer
Graham Cottle
Assistant Director
Harriet Cox
Other
Helmut Ehringer
Gaffer
Helmut Ehringer
Key Grip
Edwin Erfmann
Hair
Edwin Erfmann
Makeup Supervisor
Waltraud Freitag
Wardrobe Supervisor
John Gersch
Assistant Editor
James Goldman
Screenplay
Peter Grant
Property Master
Claude Hitchcock
Sound Mixer
Georg Juda
Props Buyer
Joy Kleiner
Assistant Costume Designer
Nic Knowland
Director Of Photography
Lynn Kressel
Casting
Peter Kurth
Book As Source Material
Anna Maria Leber
Production Accountant
Michael Lepiner
Executive Producer
Lucie Lichtig
Script Supervisor
Malcolm Luker
Music
Colli Marboe
Production Assistant
Gary Nixon
Production Accountant
Roy Prendergast
Music Editor
Walter Pucker
Unit Production Manager
Wolfgang Rest
Location Manager
Jane Robinson
Costume Designer
Laurence Rosenthal
Music
Margot Rothkirch
Production Assistant
Gerhard Rupp
Transportation Captain
Lothar Scherpe
Location Manager
Margret Schmidt
Production Coordinator
Werner Schonolt
Art Director
Maude Spector
Casting
Ann Stanborough
Casting
Michael Stoger
Assistant Camera Operator
George T Talley
Assistant Editor
Robert Taylor
Boom Operator
Marijan David Vajda
Assistant Director
Petra Von Oelffen
Editor
Trudy Von Trotha
Script Supervisor
Ian Whittaker
Production Designer
Film Details
Also Known As
Anastasia: The Story of Anna
Genre
Drama
Historical
Release Date
1986
Location
New York City, New York, USA; Vienna, Austria
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
The same character was portrayed by Ingrid Bergman in Anatole Litvak's 1958 film "Anastasia," for which she earned an Oscar for Best Actress.
Released in United States on Video May 7, 1992
Aired in United States December 7, 1986
Aired in United States December 8, 1986
Amy Irving replaced Nastassja Kinski in the title role when Kinski withdrew before production began.
Previous title: "Anastasia: The Story of Anna."
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