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Anastasia (1956) -- An opportunistic Russian businessman tries to pass a mysterious impostor as the Grand Duchess Anastasia. But she is so convincing in her performance that even the biggest skeptics believe her.

Overview

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Director:
Anatole Litvak
Writers:
Arthur Laurents (screenplay)
Marcelle Maurette (play)
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Release Date:
13 December 1956 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | History more
Tagline:
From the sensational Broadway stage success that had audiences crying its acclaim! more
Plot:
An opportunistic Russian businessman tries to pass a mysterious impostor as the Grand Duchess Anastasia. But she is so convincing in her performance that even the biggest skeptics believe her. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 3 wins & 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
Actress Deborah Kerr Dies at 86
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User Comments:
A POWERFUL TRIFLE more

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Ingrid Bergman ... Anna Koreff / Anastasia

Yul Brynner ... General Sergei Pavlovich Bounine
Helen Hayes ... Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna
Akim Tamiroff ... Boris Adreivich Chernov
Martita Hunt ... Baroness Elena von Livenbaum
Felix Aylmer ... Chamberlain
Sacha Pitoëff ... Piotr Ivanovich Petrovin (as Sacha Pitoeff)
Ivan Desny ... Prince Paul von Haraldberg
Natalie Schafer ... Irina Lissemskaia / Nini
Grégoire Gromoff ... Stepan (as Gregoire Gromoff)
Karel Stepanek ... Mikhail Vlados
Ina De La Haye ... Marusia (as Ina de la Haye)
Katherine Kath ... Maxime
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Additional Details

Runtime:
105 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | French
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.55 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Australia:PG | USA:Approved (certificate #18293) | Canada:G (video rating) | Finland:S | UK:U | West Germany:12

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Trivia:
At the time of filming, the filmmakers were not aware that the real Anna Anderson was still alive. When this came to their attention, they flew straight to her home in Germany and asked permission to use her name. more
Quotes:
Anastasia: The poor have only one advantage; they know when they are loved for themselves. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in "Biography: Anastasia: Her True Story" (1997) more

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14 out of 23 people found the following comment useful:-
A POWERFUL TRIFLE, 19 March 2004
5/10
Author: marcosaguado from Los Angeles, USA

Big themes, treated with a tabloid sensibility. Within its historical context the Ingrid Bergman saga is much more juicier than that of Anastasia herself. After the Rosellini scandal, this was Bergman's return to the graces of the American public. The Oscar was, without question, a reward for her personal ordeal than for her performance. (That same year Carroll Baker was nominated for Elia Kazan's "Baby Doll" Katharine Hepburn for "The Rainmaker" and Deborah Kerr for "The King and I" not to mention Nancy Kelly for "The Bad Seed". The scene between Bergman and Helen Hayes, however, makes the whole, plodding thing, very worth while.

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