Anna Karenina Movie Review 1935

Cinematic Tolstoy with Garbo as sad, moody, married Anna willing to give up everything to be near Vronsky (March), the cavalry officer she's obsessed with. And since it's Russian, expect tragedy. A classic Garbo vehicle with March and Rathbone (as the cuckhold husband) providing excellent support. Interestingly, a remake of the Garbo and John Gilbert silent, "Love."

Distribution

MGM Home Entertainment, 2500 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90404-6061, Phone: (310)449-3000, Fax: (310)449-3100, URL: http://www.mgmhomevideo.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 85 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Comedy, Tragedy, Period Piece: 19th Century, St. Peterburg (Russia), Books to Film: Leo Tolstoy, Obsessive Love

Screenplay

S.N. Behrman, Clemence Dane, Salka Viertel

Cast

Greta Garbo, Fredric March, Freddie Bartholomew, Maureen O'Sullivan, May Robson, Basil Rathbone, Reginald Owen, Reginald Denny

Cinematography

William H. Daniels

Director

Clarence Brown

Music

Herbert Stothart

Producer

MGM

Awards

N.Y. Film Critics 1935: Actress (Garbo).