Directed by:
Clarence BrownCinematography:
William H. DanielsComposer:
Herbert StothartCast:
Greta Garbo, Fredric March, Freddie Bartholomew, Maureen O'Sullivan, May Robson, Basil Rathbone, Reginald Owen, Reginald Denny, Joan Marsh, Ethel Griffies (more)Plots(1)
Anna Karenina, a young Russian woman trapped in a loveless marriage, meets and falls in love with Count Vronsky (Fredric March), a member of the Russian army. Karenin (Basil Rathbone), her husband, refuses to give her a divorce, but, determined to pursue true love, she leaves her marriage and child to follow the soldier to Venice. Desperate to avenge his lost love, Karenin tells their son, Sergei (played by child star Freddie Bartholomew), that his mother has died in a foreboding and tragic twist of fate. However, Anna's romance with Vronsky falters when he deserts her to join the Turkish-Serbian war. In pursuit of their love, Anna follows him to St. Petersburg, but only tragedy awaits. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Greta Garbo
Sweden
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Fredric March
USA
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Freddie Bartholomew
UK
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Maureen O'Sullivan
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May Robson
Australia
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Basil Rathbone
South Africa
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Reginald Owen
UK
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Reginald Denny
UK
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Joan Marsh
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Ethel Griffies
UK
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Harry Beresford
UK
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Sarah Padden
UK
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Cora Sue Collins
USA
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Dennis O'Keefe
USA
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Mischa Auer
Russian Empire
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Barry Norton
Argentina
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Constance Collier
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Carrie Daumery
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Mary Forbes
UK
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Robert Warwick
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