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Anastasia

  • 1956
  • Approved
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
10K
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Ingrid Bergman and Yul Brynner in Anastasia (1956)
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An opportunistic businessman tries to pass off a mysterious impostor as the Grand Duchess Anastasia, and she is so convincing that even the biggest skeptics believe her.An opportunistic businessman tries to pass off a mysterious impostor as the Grand Duchess Anastasia, and she is so convincing that even the biggest skeptics believe her.An opportunistic businessman tries to pass off a mysterious impostor as the Grand Duchess Anastasia, and she is so convincing that even the biggest skeptics believe her.

  • Director
    • Anatole Litvak
  • Writers
    • Arthur Laurents
    • Marcelle Maurette
    • Guy Bolton
  • Stars
    • Ingrid Bergman
    • Yul Brynner
    • Helen Hayes
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    10K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Anatole Litvak
    • Writers
      • Arthur Laurents
      • Marcelle Maurette
      • Guy Bolton
    • Stars
      • Ingrid Bergman
      • Yul Brynner
      • Helen Hayes
    • 80User reviews
    • 48Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 7 wins & 6 nominations total

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    Trailer 2:16
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    Top Cast60

    Ingrid Bergman
    Ingrid Bergman
    • Anna Koreff
    Yul Brynner
    Yul Brynner
    • General Sergei Pavlovich Bounine
    Helen Hayes
    Helen Hayes
    • Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna
    Akim Tamiroff
    Akim Tamiroff
    • Boris Adreivich Chernov
    Martita Hunt
    Martita Hunt
    • Baroness Elena von Livenbaum
    Felix Aylmer
    Felix Aylmer
    • Chamberlain
    Sacha Pitoëff
    Sacha Pitoëff
    • Piotr Ivanovich Petrovin
    • (as Sacha Pitoeff)
    Ivan Desny
    Ivan Desny
    • Prince Paul von Haraldberg
    Natalie Schafer
    Natalie Schafer
    • Irina Lissemskaia
    Grégoire Gromoff
    • Stepan
    • (as Gregoire Gromoff)
    Karel Štěpánek
    Karel Štěpánek
    • Mikhail Vlados
    • (as Karel Stepanek)
    Ina De La Haye
    Ina De La Haye
    • Marusia
    • (as Ina de la Haye)
    Katherine Kath
    • Maxime
    John Adams
    • Servant
    • (uncredited)
    Paul Beradi
    • Man in Bar
    • (uncredited)
    Paul Bildt
    Paul Bildt
    • Bit Part
    • (uncredited)
    Newton Blick
    • Maître d'
    • (uncredited)
    Ernest Blyth
    • Ballet Patron
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Anatole Litvak
    • Writers
      • Arthur Laurents
      • Marcelle Maurette
      • Guy Bolton
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    User reviews80

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      This movie was based on the French play, ANASTASIA by Marcelle Maurette--which, in turn was inspired by the real-life story of Anna Anderson, a woman who claimed to be the Grand Duchess Anastasia. It was later discovered that--many years after the fact and after this film was already in release, in fact, she was not who she claimed to be; the mystery was solved through DNA examination of a small piece of tissue cut from Anna in an operation years before.
    • Goofs
      While on the train to Copenhagen, Anna, studying a photograph of the fictional Prince Paul, can't remember how old she was when she was engaged to him. Bounine answers, "Sixteen."

      In reality, neither the Grand Duchess Anastasia nor any of her three sisters were ever engaged.
    • Quotes
      • Anastasia: The poor have only one advantage; they know when they are loved for themselves.
    • Crazy credits
      Opening credits prologue: PARIS 1928

      RUSSIAN EASTER
    • Connections
      Featured in Concept (1964)
    • Soundtracks
      Russian Easter Festival Overture
      (uncredited)
      Composed by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

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    FAQ7

    • What is 'Anastasia' about?
    • Is 'Anastasia' based on a book?
    • Why would Bounine and his friends want to present a fake Anastasia to the world?

    Details

    • Release date
      • December 13, 1956 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Anastasia, la princesa vagabunda
    • Filming locations
      • Knebworth House, Knebworth, Hertfordshire, England, UK(Palace of the Empress)
    • Production company
      • 20th Century Fox
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    Box office

    • Budget
      • $3,520,000 (estimated)
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 45m(105 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.55 : 1

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