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Anastasia (1956)

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Reviews Counted: 10

Fresh: 9

Rotten:1

Average Rating: 7.1/10

Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: In 1917, Russian revolutionaries overthrew the last czar, Nicholas, imprisoning him and his family and executing them one year later. Shortly thereafter, rumors began to spread that one of the czar's daughters, Anastasia, was still... In 1917, Russian revolutionaries overthrew the last czar, Nicholas, imprisoning him and his family and executing them one year later. Shortly thereafter, rumors began to spread that one of the czar's daughters, Anastasia, was still alive. In 1928, a woman surfaced claiming to be Anastasia. Based on the play, and the fictionalized account of actual events, ANASTASIA tells the story of Anna (Ingrid Bergman), the impoverished, suicidal Russian woman living in Paris who believes she may be Anastasia. When ex-military leader General Bounin, deftly played by Yul Brynner, and his cohorts discover Anna, they convince her, through grueling training sessions, that she is, in fact, the real princess. Yet Anna's own unmistakable memories unnerve even the general who, upon finding her, believed she was only a fake. The climax of the film, in which the Dowager Empress (Helen Hayes), who is still alive, meets Anastasia, is poignant and riveting. Shot on location in Paris, director Anatole Litvak commands incomparable performances from Bergman, Hayes, and Brynner in this captivating tale of lost identity. Bergman won her second Oscar for her winning portrayal that introduces just the right regal note of doubt about her real heritage. [More]

Starring: Ingrid Bergman, Yul Brynner, Helen Hayes, Akim Tamiroff

Starring: Ingrid Bergman, Yul Brynner, Helen Hayes, Akim Tamiroff, Martita Hunt, Felix Aylmer, Natalie Schafer

Director: Anatole Litvak

Director: Anatole Litvak
Producer: Buddy Adler
Composer: Alfred Newman

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Release:

Jul 1, 2003

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Widescreen - 2.35

Audio:

  • Dolby Surround - English
  • Mono - Spanish
  • Mono - French

Additional Release Material:

  • Featurettes - 1. ANASTASIA: HER TRUE STORY
  • 2. Movietone Newsreels
  • Audio Commentary - 1. John Burliname
  • 2. Sylvia Stoddard
  • 3. Arthur Laurentis - Son of Helen Haves and James MacArthur
  • Promo Trailers - 1. ALL ABOUT EVE
  • 2. AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER
  • 3. DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL
  • 4. GENTLEMAN'S AGREEMENT
  • 5. GHOST AND MRS. MUIR
  • 6. GRAPES OF WRATH
  • 7. HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY
  • 8. LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDID THING

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After years of being blacklisting, Ingrid Bergman won a second Oscar for this Hollywood-style melodrama of mystery and romance, playing an amnesiac refugee who may or may not be the real survivor of the Russian royal clan.

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07/22/07
Emanuel Levy
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Still fascinating speculation/drama with compelling Bergman and Brynner in title roles.

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04/20/07
Steve Crum
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Susan Granger
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08/16/03
Rebecca Murray
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This is one historical mystery that is often not mysterious and too unconcerned with history.

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07/14/03
Chris Barsanti
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Darrin Keene
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Bergman is enthralling as a peasant who would be princess

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07/29/02
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette
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