Anna Karenina
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This sumptuous 12th filming (not including the multi-part "Masterpiece Theatre" version) of Tolstoy's novel, following a tragic love affair set against the social system of late 19th century Russia, actually marked the TV movie debuts of both Jacqueline Bisset and Christopher Reeve, although a quirk
Cast & Crew
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Simon Langton
Director
Jacqueline Bisset
Anna Karenina
Christopher Reeve
Count Vronsky
Paul Scofield
Karenin
Ian Ogilvy
Stiva
Anna Massey
Betsy
Film Details
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Period
Romance
Release Date
1985
Production Company
CBS Entertainment; Rastar Productions
Technical Specs
Duration
3h
Synopsis
This sumptuous 12th filming (not including the multi-part "Masterpiece Theatre" version) of Tolstoy's novel, following a tragic love affair set against the social system of late 19th century Russia, actually marked the TV movie debuts of both Jacqueline Bisset and Christopher Reeve, although a quirk of scheduling had Bisset turning up in her subsequently filmed "Forbidden" two nights before the premiere of this elaborately-staged drama.
Director
Simon Langton
Director
Cast
Jacqueline Bisset
Anna Karenina
Christopher Reeve
Count Vronsky
Paul Scofield
Karenin
Ian Ogilvy
Stiva
Anna Massey
Betsy
Joanna David
Dolly
Judi Bowker
Kitty
Valerie Lush
Annushka
Judy Campbell
Countess Vronsky
Paul Goeffrey
Petritsky
Neil Amswych
Seroyzha
Nicholas Selby
Doctor
Philip Bowen
Mikhail
Oscar Quitak
Volodya
Ralph Nossek
Grisha
Imre Szabo
Dr Hauser
Julian Battersby
Train Conductor
Magda Darvas
French Maid
Marsha Fitzalan
Lady
Peter Forbes-robertson
Nobleman
Terez Bod
Railway Worker'S Wife
George Malpas
Stationmaster
Agnes David
Midwife
Sandra Berkin
Nanny
Barbara New
Miss Hull
Sara Mair-thomas
1st Parlormaid
Ildeko Molnar
2nd Parlormaid
Crew
Hugh Benson
Supervising Producer
Doreen Bergesen
Executive Producer
Tivadar Bertalan
Art Director
James Goldman
Screenwriter
Patrick Gowers
Music
Simon Langton
Producer
Brian Marshall
Sound Mixer
Erzsebet Mialkovszky
Costumes
Barry Peters
Editor
Kelvin Pike
Director Of Photography
Ferenc Schoffer
Set Decorator
Mikaly Sutto
Set Decorator
Christopher Sutton
Associate Producer
Leo Tolstoy
Source Material (From Novel)
Film Details
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Period
Romance
Release Date
1985
Production Company
CBS Entertainment; Rastar Productions
Technical Specs
Duration
3h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States March 26, 1985
Released in United States on Video July 11, 1990
