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Anna Christie
“Garbo Talks!”
6.0 / 10• 1930• 1h 29m•NR• English
DramaRomance
Storyline
Old sailor Chris Christofferson eagerly awaits the arrival of his grown daughter Anna, whom he sent at five years old to live with relatives in Minnesota. He has not seen her since, but believes her to be a decent and respectably employed young woman. When Anna arrives, however, it is clear that she has lived a hard life in the dregs of society, and that much of spirit has been extinguished. She falls in love with a young sailor rescued at sea by her father, but dreads to reveal to him the truth of her past. Both father and young man are deluded about her background, yet Anna cannot quite bring herself to allow them to remain deluded.
Cast & Crew
Greta Garbo
Anna Christie
Lead
Charles Bickford
Matt Burke
George F. Marion
Chris Christofferson
Marie Dressler
Marthy Owens
JT
James T. Mack
Johnny the Harpist
Lee Phelps
Larry the Bartender
JB
Jack Baxley
Coney Island Barker (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Waiter at Coney Island (uncredited)
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Clarence Brown's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Anna Christie is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
