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Anna Karenina

Name: Anna Karenina
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1948-01-22
Cast: Vivien Leigh, Ralph Richardson, Kieron Moore, Hugh Dempster, Mary Kerridge

1948 | 139 min | Drama, Romance

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for romantics. If you loved Anna Karenina or Doctor Zhivago, start here.
The mood: Warm and romantic.
The pace: Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 19 min.
What might put you off: Made in 1948: an older pace and style.

In Imperial Russia, Anna, wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the way, she meets charming cavalry officer Vronsky, to whom she's immediately attracted— but in St. Petersburg’s high society, a relationship like this could destroy a woman’s reputation.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 17K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Julien Duvivier

Vivien LeighAnna Karenina
Ralph RichardsonAlexei Karenin
Kieron MooreCount Vronsky
Hugh DempsterStefan Oblonsky
Mary KerridgeDolly Oblonsky
Marie LohrPrincess Scherbatsky
Frank TicklePrince Scherbatsky
Sally Ann HowesKitty Scherbatsky
Niall MacGinnisKonstantin Levin
Michael GoughNicholai