Anna Karenina (1915 film)

Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina newspaper ad (1915)
Directed by J. Gordon Edwards
Produced by William Fox
Written by Clara Beranger
Based on Anna Karenina
by Leo Tolstoy
Starring Betty Nansen
Edward José
Distributed by Fox Film Corporation
Release date
  • April 1, 1915 (1915-04-01)
Country United States
Language Silent
English intertitles

Anna Karenina is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starring Betty Nansen. It was the first American adaptation of the novel by Leo Tolstoy. The film is considered to be lost.[1][2][3] Some scenes were shot on location at a ski resort near Montreal.

Plot

Anna Karenina is a married aristocrat and socialite living in Saint Petersburg. She is living a torrid romance with a wealthy and young count, he loves her and is willing to marry her once she leave her husband.

However, Russian's society rejection makes her feel isolated, possessive and even paranoid due to her infidelity's suspicions which will lead eventually to her suicide.

Cast

  • Betty Nansen as Anna Karenina
  • Edward José as Baron Alexis Karenin
  • Richard Thornton as Prince Vronsky
  • Stella Hammerstein
  • Mabel Allen

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Silent Era: Anna Karenina". silentera. Retrieved June 27, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Anna Karenina". American Silent Feature Film Survival Database. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
  3. ↑ Anna Karenina at TheGreatStars.com; Lost Films Wanted(Wayback Machine)

Bibliography

  • Krefft, Vanda. The Man Who Made the Movies: The Meteoric Rise and Tragic Fall of William Fox. HarperCollins, 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.