Anna Karenina (1985 film)

Anna Karenina is a 1985 American made-for-television romantic drama film based on the famous Leo Tolstoy 1877 novel Anna Karenina starring Jacqueline Bisset and Christopher Reeve and directed by Simon Langton. The film was broadcast on CBS on March 26, 1985.

Anna Karenina
GenreDrama
Romance
Based onAnna Karenina
by Leo Tolstoy
Written byJames Goldman
Directed bySimon Langton
StarringJacqueline Bisset
Christopher Reeve
Paul Scofield
Ian Ogilvy
Music byPatrick Gowers
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
Production
Executive producer(s)Doreen Bergesen
Producer(s)Simon Langton
Production location(s)Hungary
CinematographyKelvin Pike
Editor(s)Barry Peters
Running time150 minutes
Production company(s)Colgems Productions
Rastar Productions
DistributorColumbia Pictures Television
Budget$5 million[1]
Release
Original networkCBS
Picture formatColor
Audio formatStereo
Original releaseMarch 26, 1985 (1985-03-26)

Plot

Anna Karenina (Russian: «Анна Каренина»; Russian pronunciation: [ˈanːə kɐˈrʲenʲɪnə])[2] leaves her cold husband for the dashing Count Vronsky in 19th-century Russia. An unfortunate series of events leaves her hopelessly depressed.

Cast

Production notes

In his autobiography Still Me, actor Christopher Reeve claimed that while making this movie he learned how to ride a horse, then fell in love with them, which eventually led to his tragic riding accident 10 years later in 1995 when he fell from a horse and became paralyzed.[3]

References
  1. "'Karenina' Completes Shooting". Daily Variety. December 21, 1984. p. 6.
  2. Nabokov, Vladimir (1980). Lectures on Russian Literature. New York: Harvest. p. 137 (note). ISBN 0-15-649591-0.
  3. Anna Karenina on IMDb


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