In Imperial Russia, Anna, wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the way, she meets charming cavalry officer Vronsky, to whom she's immediately attracted. But in St. Petersburg’s high society, a relationship like this could destroy a woman’s reputation. A Bolshoi Ballet adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s novel with choreography by Maya Plisetskaya, who also took on the titular role.
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Maya Plisetskaya
Anna Karenina
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Anna Karenina
Stars of the Russian Ballet
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Vronsky
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Vladimir Tikhonov
Karenin
Yuri Vladimirov
Station Master
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Marianne Sedova
Betsy
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Aleksandr Sedov
Seryozha Karenin
Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra
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Anna Karenina
Margarita Pilikhina Director · Boris Lvov-Anokhin Screenplay Leo Tolstoy Author
First release May 15, 1975 · Produced in Russia, Russia · Original title Анна Каренина
Production
Mosfilm
Production · Studio
Russia · Russia
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Original title
Анна Каренина
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
France · May 15, 1975
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
Russia · October 18, 1975
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Argentina
September 30, 1976 · Theatrical
Finland
January 30, 1976 · Theatrical
Hungary
May 20, 1976 · Theatrical
Japan
March 19, 1977 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 13, 1977 · Theatrical
XG
January 23, 1976 · Theatrical
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