A miscast Leigh, along with a constipated production that emphasizes looks over content, drags this superficial, thinly scripted version into cliched romance novel territory.
Anna Karenina (1948)
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Reviews Counted:4
Fresh:3
Rotten:1
Average Rating:1.0/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 19 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Vivien Leigh stars as Anna Karenina, a woman who leaves her socialite husband behind for a more exciting military officer. In search of a meaningful relationship as well as an exciting and more... Vivien Leigh stars as Anna Karenina, a woman who leaves her socialite husband behind for a more exciting military officer. In search of a meaningful relationship as well as an exciting and more adventurous life, Anna goes through a string of emotions when she becomes the third party of a strenuous love triangle. From depression to happiness to near emotional destruction, she must learn to deal with the elements that surround her tragic existence. [More]
Starring: Vivien Leigh, Ralph Richardson, Kieron Moore, Sally Ann Howes
Starring: Vivien Leigh, Ralph Richardson, Kieron Moore, Sally Ann Howes, Martita Hunt, Hugh Dempster, Niall MacGinnis, Marie Lohr, Michael Gough, Mary Kerridge, Heather Thatcher, Helen Hayes, Austin Trevor, Ruby Miller, John Longden, Leslie Bradley, Michael Medwin, Jeremy Spenser, Gino Cervi, Frank Tickle, Mary Martlew, Ann South, Guy Verney, Beckett Bould, Judith Nelmes, Valentina Murch, Therese Giehse, John Salew, John Skipwith
Director: Julien Duvivier
Director: Julien Duvivier
Producer: Alexander Korda
Screenwriter: Jean Anouilh, Guy Morgan, Julien Duvivier
Story: Leo Tolstoy
Composer: Constant Lambert
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A handsome film, and a real keeper for fans of Vivien Leigh's unstable beauty.
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