Anna Karenina

★★★★★

Turkish title: Anna karenine

“Vivien Leigh— in the most magnificent love story ever written!”

1948 · 2 h 19 min

Directed by Julien Duvivier · France · French Poetic Realism and Classical Cinema

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Cast

Vivien Leigh Ralph Richardson

Credits

Written by: Jean Anouilh

Plot

An adaptation of Tolstoy.

Sinekatalog’s take

Julien Duvivier's 1948 version of Tolstoy stars Vivien Leigh as the doomed heroine opposite Ralph Richardson. Handsome and well-acted, with Leigh moving, it is a respectable but somewhat subdued retelling.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.6 / 10 (3,207 votes)
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