Anna Karenina (1915 film)
Anna Karenina | |
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Directed by | J. Gordon Edwards |
Written by | Clara Beranger |
Based on | Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy |
Produced by | William Fox |
Starring | Betty Nansen Edward José |
Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
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Country | United States |
Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Anna Karenina is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starring Betty Nansen. It was the first American adaptation of the 1877 novel by Leo Tolstoy. The film is considered to be lost.[1][2][3] Some scenes were shot on location at a ski resort near Montreal.
Plot[]
Anna Karenina is a married aristocrat and socialite living in Saint Petersburg. She is living a torrid romance with a wealthy and young count, he loves her and is willing to marry her once she leave her husband.
However, Russian society's rejection makes her feel isolated, possessive and even paranoid due to her infidelity's suspicions which will lead eventually to her suicide.
Cast[]
- Betty Nansen as Anna Karenina
- Edward José as Baron Alexis Karenin
- Richard Thornton as Prince Vronsky
- Stella Hammerstein
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Silent Era: Anna Karenina". silentera. Retrieved June 27, 2008.
- ^ "Anna Karenina". American Silent Feature Film Survival Database. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
- ^ Anna Karenina at TheGreatStars.com; Lost Films Wanted(Wayback Machine)
Bibliography[]
- Krefft, Vanda. The Man Who Made the Movies: The Meteoric Rise and Tragic Fall of William Fox. HarperCollins, 2017.
External links[]
- Anna Karenina at IMDb
- Anna Karenina at the TCM Movie Database
Categories:
- 1915 films
- 1910s historical drama films
- 1915 lost films
- American films
- American historical drama films
- American silent feature films
- American black-and-white films
- Films based on Anna Karenina
- Films directed by J. Gordon Edwards
- Films about infidelity
- Films shot in Montreal
- Fox Film films
- Lost drama films
- Lost American films
- 1915 drama films
- 1910s drama film stubs
- Historical film stubs