Anna Karenina (1967)

Director:

Aleksandr Zarkhi

Writers:

Vasili Katanyan (writer)
Leo Tolstoy (novel)
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Release Date:

1 May 1968 (Japan)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Sovexport film presents a new 70 mm color film ANNA KARENINA based on Leo Tolstoy's novel [UK Theatrical]

Plot:

Anna Karenina is a young wife of an older husband. She has an affair with the handsome Count Vronsky. By following her desires Anna complicates her life. |

Plot Keywords:

Train | Based On Novel | Character Name In Title

Cast

Tatyana Samojlova	...	Anna Karenina
Nikolai Gritsenko	...	Karenin
Vasili Lanovoy	...	Vronsky
Yuri Yakovlev	...	Stiva Oblonsky (as Yu. Yakovlev)
Boris Goldayev	...	Konstantin Levin (as B. Goldayev)
Anastasiya Vertinskaya	...	Kitty (as A. Vertinskaya)
Iya Savvina	...	Dolly (as I. Savvina)
Maya Plisetskaya	...	Knyagina Betsy (as M. Plisetskaya)
Lidiya Sukharevskaya	...	Lidiya Ivanovna (as L. Sukharevskaya)
Yelena Tyapkina	...	Knyagina Myagkaya (as Ye. Tyapkina)
Sofiya Pilyavskaya	...	Grafina Vronskaya (as S. Pilyavskaya)
Andrei Tutyshkin	...	Lawyer (as A. Tutishkin)
Vasili Sakhnovsky	...	Seryozha (as Vasya Sakhnovsky)
Anatoli Kubatsky	...	Camerdiner Kapitonich (as A. Kubatsky)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Vera Burlakova
Aleksandr Kaidanovsky		(as A. Kajdanovsky)
Ervin Knausmyuller	...	Butler
Aleksandr Kostomolotsky		(as A. Kostomolotsky)
Valentin Kulik		(as V. Kulik)
A. Pavlova
Mikhail Pogorzhelsky
Mikhail Sidorkin		(as M. Sidorkin)
Arkadi Tsinman
G. Vats
Yuri Volyntsev
Vladimir Semago	...	(uncredited)

Directed by
Aleksandr Zarkhi

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Vasili Katanyan		writer (as V. Katanyan)
Leo Tolstoy		novel "Anna Karenina" (as Lev Tolstoy)
Aleksandr Zarkhi		writer (as A. Zarkhy)

Original Music by
Rodion Shchedrin		(as R. Shchedrin)

Cinematography by
Leonid Kalashnikov

Film Editing by
N. Petrikin

Production Design by
Aleksandr Borisov
Yuri Kladiyenko

Set Decoration by
Ye. Ivanov

Costume Design by
Lyudmila Kusakova		(as L. Kusakova)

Makeup Department
Tamara Krylova	....	makeup artist (as T. Krylova)

Art Department
G. Kuznetsova	....	assistant set decorator

Sound Department
Vyacheslav Leshchyov	....	sound engineer (as V. Leshchyov)
Boris Zuyev	....	sound (as B. Zuyev)

Special Effects by
Yuri Kladiyenko	....	special effects director (as Yu. Kladiyenko)
B. Pluzhnikov	....	special effects operator

Camera and Electrical Department
A. Anders	....	assistant camera
T. Grishin	....	camera operator
V. Ovintsev	....	assistant camera

Music Department
Emin Khachaturyan	....	conductor (as E. Khachaturyan)

Other crew
N. Gudzy	....	consultant

Production Companies

• Mosfilm

Distributors

• RUSCICO (2000) (Russia) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Kinostudiya "Mosfilm"  production unit

Runtime:

145 min

Country:

Soviet Union

Language:

Russian

Color:

Color (Sovcolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Mono (35 mm prints) | Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-12 | Sweden:11

Company:

Mosfilm

Movie Connections:

Version of "Grande fuoco, Il" (1996)

Beautifully done, but marred in one respect.

This movie was done well. The filming was beautiful and Tolstoy's novel (in so far as it is possible) was presented in a good light. The only spot that marred an otherwise-good film was the performance of the leading actress, Samoilova, playing Anna Karenina herself. So inept, clumsy,, irritatingly false and unconvincing was her performance that my single greatest sentiment throughout the film was: "Come on! Throw yourself on the train-tracks and get it over with!" Sadly, for over two hours my prayers went unanswered. A positive note, however, was struck by the stunning performance of the former legendary ballerina, Maya Plisetskaya in her role as the social lioness, Princess Betsy Tverskaya. Vasilij Lanovoj (memorable as Shervinsky, in 'Dni Turbinykh) was also a pleasure to watch as he made the most out of the relatively small role of Vronsky. In short: This would be a higher-than-average film, but for the tragically poor performance of the single actress that was under particular obligation to play well.