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Anastasia
“The most amazing conspiracy the world has ever known... and love as it never happened to a man and woman before!”
6.8 / 10• 1956• 1h 45m•NR• English
DramaRomance
Storyline
Russian exiles in Paris plot to collect ten million pounds from the Bank of England by grooming a destitute, suicidal girl to pose as heir to the Russian throne. While Bounin is coaching her, he comes to believe that she is really Anastasia. In the end, the Empress must decide her claim.
Cast & Crew
Ingrid Bergman
Anna Koreff / Anastasia
Lead
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
Ivan Desny
Prince Paul von Haraldberg
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Anatole Litvak's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Anastasia is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
