Directed by:
Julien DuvivierScreenplay:
Jean AnouilhCinematography:
Henri AlekanCast:
Vivien Leigh, Ralph Richardson, Kieron Moore, Mary Kerridge, Marie Lohr, Sally Ann Howes, Niall MacGinnis, Michael Gough, Martita Hunt, Helen Haye (more)Plots(1)
After falling in love with Alexei Vronsky, a Russian army officer, Anna scandalises Moscow by leaving her husband and child to live with him. But when her forbidden lover's ardour cools, she finds herself outcast by an unforgiving society and she must make a desperate decision about her own lovelorn fate. (StudioCanal UK)
Cast
![Vivien Leigh](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/337/164337623_1fb311.jpg)
Vivien Leigh
Best movies:
Waterloo Bridge (1940)
Gone with the Wind (1939)
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
![Ralph Richardson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/653/164653272_360425.jpg)
Ralph Richardson
UK
Best movies:
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
The Heiress (1949)
O Lucky Man! (1973)
![Kieron Moore](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/421/421423_0ebff8.jpg)
Kieron Moore
Ireland
Best movies:
The League of Gentlemen (1960)
Anna Karenina (1948)
Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959)
![Mary Kerridge](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/193/160193962_b1e54b.jpg)
Mary Kerridge
UK
Best movies:
Richard III (1955)
Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced (1985) (TV movie)
Anna Karenina (1948)
![Marie Lohr](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/856/160856409_8be000.jpg)
Marie Lohr
Australia
Best movies:
A Town Like Alice (1956)
Pygmalion (1938)
Anna Karenina (1948)
![Sally Ann Howes](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/406/158406997_f1d8ee.jpg)
Sally Ann Howes
UK
Best movies:
Anna Karenina (1948)
Dead of Night (1945)
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
![Niall MacGinnis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/097/319/97319071_772829.jpg)
Niall MacGinnis
Ireland
Best movies:
Hamlet (1948)
Lust for Life (1956)
Becket (1964)
![Michael Gough](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273017_6e4263.jpg)
Michael Gough
Malaysia
Best movies:
Corpse Bride (2005)
Out of Africa (1985)
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
![Martita Hunt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505181_fc07f1.jpg)
Martita Hunt
Argentina
Best movies:
Great Expectations (1946)
Becket (1964)
The Spies (1957)
![Helen Haye](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/765/157765207_746f2d.jpg)
Helen Haye
India
Best movies:
Richard III (1955)
The 39 Steps (1935)
Hobson's Choice (1954)
![Austin Trevor](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/964/160964359_89f46b.jpg)
Austin Trevor
Ireland
Best movies:
The Red Shoes (1948)
Father Brown (1954)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
![John Longden](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/097/319/97319181_7d766c.jpg)
John Longden
Best movies:
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
Blackmail (1929)
Leslie Bradley
UK
Best movies:
Prince of Foxes (1949)
36 Hours (1965)
Anna Karenina (1948)
![Gino Cervi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/477/477316_c8a159.jpg)
Gino Cervi
Italy
Best movies:
The Little World of Don Camillo (1952)
Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)
Becket (1964)
![Leslie Phillips](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/072/312/72312358_d92105.jpg)
Leslie Phillips
UK
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
Out of Africa (1985)
The Smallest Show on Earth (1957)
![Maxine Audley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/499/158499941_ed3dca.jpg)
Maxine Audley
UK
Best movies:
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
Prime Suspect (1991) (TV movie)
A King in New York (1957)
Therese Giehse
German Empire
Best movies:
Lacombe Lucien (1974)
Girls in Uniform (1958)
Anna Karenina (1948)
![Barbara Murray](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/687/160687475_3966d7.jpg)
Barbara Murray
UK
Best movies:
Campbell's Kingdom (1957)
A Dandy in Aspic (1968)
Another Man's Poison (1951)
Bernard Rebel
Poland
Best movies:
Moulin Rouge (1952)
Anna Karenina (1948)
The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (1964)
![Jeremy Spenser](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/375/161375814_5e9219.jpg)
Jeremy Spenser
UK
Best movies:
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
Fahrenheit 451 (1966)
King & Country (1964)