Anna Karenina (1948 film)

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Anna Karenina

Original Spanish film poster
Directed by Julien Duvivier
Produced by Alexander Korda
Written by Leo Tolstoy (novel)
Julien Duvivier
Jean Anouilh
Guy Morgan
Starring Vivien Leigh
Ralph Richardson
Kieron Moore
Sally Ann Howes
Martita Hunt
Music by Constant Lambert
Cinematography Henri Alekan
Editing by Russell Lloyd
Distributed by British Lion Films
London Films
20th Century Fox (US)
Release date(s) Flag of the United Kingdom 22 January 1948
Flag of the United States 27 April 1948
Running time 139 min.
(Canada/US:111 min.)
(DVD 123 min.)
Country Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
Language English / Italian
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Anna Karenina (also known in the UK as Tolstoy's Anna Karenina) is a 1948 British film based on the 19th century novel, Anna Karenina, by the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy. The film was directed by Julien Duvivier, and starred Vivien Leigh in the title role. It was produced by Alexander Korda for his company, London Films, and distributed in the United States by 20th Century Fox. The screenplay was by Jean Anouilh, Julien Duvivier and Guy Morgan, music by Constant Lambert, decors by André Andrejew and cinematography by Henri Alekan.

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Anna Karenina (Vivien Leigh) is married to Tsarist official Alexei Karenin (Ralph Richardson). She falls in love with a young military officer, Count Vronsky (Kieron Moore), and the two begin an affair. The resulting scandal ruins Anna.

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