Rotten Tomatoes
Cancel Movies Tv shows Shop News Showtimes

Anna Karenina

Play trailer Poster for Anna Karenina 1948 2h 19m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
Tomatometer 2 Reviews 59% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
While making a trip to visit family, Anna Karenina (Vivien Leigh) meets Countess Vronsky on the train. When they arrive in Moscow, Anna meets the son of the countess, Count Vronsky (Kieron Moore), and they instantly fall in love. However, Anna is already married with a young child. After returning to her husband, Alexei (Ralph Richardson), in St. Petersburg, she starts having an affair with Count Vronsky. Once news of this begins to spread, Anna must face the consequences.

Critics Reviews

View All (2) Critics Reviews
Dan Callahan Slant Magazine This version of Tolstoy's Anna Karenina, made A.G. (After Garbo), was not a success when it was first released, and it's still a failure now, but it's an often exquisitely sumptuous misfire, all the same. Rated: 3/4 May 1, 2007 Full Review Phil Hall Film Threat Superb film version of the Tolstoy novel, with an extraordinary Vivien Leigh at the peak of her beauty and talent. Rated: 5/5 Jan 13, 2006 Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

View All (67) audience reviews
Steve D Solid version because of Leigh. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/20/24 Full Review georgan g It was confusing to me why Anna broke up with her lover after all she went through to be with him. Besides, what kind of mother would leave her child for a man? The acting was ok, but a tad overdone. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Quite good, although the Levin-Kitty angle, so crucial to the book, is given very little air time. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Sad story of doomed russian lovers. Vivien leigh was great and i loved the russian 1900 aristocratic set designs and costumes. Makes you remember how important ur reputation was back then. I liked the script as well. Only thing was i wish they wouldve delved more into her spiraling mental state before she kills herself, seemed a bit rushed. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Really quite intriguing considering the fact that the romance is competely doomed from the beginning. It's quite an accomplishment. THe subttleties are amazing. Great direction. The 2012 version sucks compared to this classic. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Beautifully filmed, this adaption is as lush and romantic as Vivien Leigh, herself. The costumes and sets shine through the B&W filming - the problem is the shifty storytelling, which somehow jumps around and loses the viewer a bit. Still, worth a viewing, and certainly a delight to classic cinema lovers. 3 1/2+ stars Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Read all reviews
Anna Karenina

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW

Cast & Crew

Show Less Cast & Crew Show More Cast & Crew
View All Anna Karenina photos

Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina (1948) Anna Karenina (1948) Anna Karenina (1948) Anna Karenina (1948) Anna Karenina (1948) View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis While making a trip to visit family, Anna Karenina (Vivien Leigh) meets Countess Vronsky on the train. When they arrive in Moscow, Anna meets the son of the countess, Count Vronsky (Kieron Moore), and they instantly fall in love. However, Anna is already married with a young child. After returning to her husband, Alexei (Ralph Richardson), in St. Petersburg, she starts having an affair with Count Vronsky. Once news of this begins to spread, Anna must face the consequences.
Director
Julien Duvivier
Production Co
London Film Production
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 9, 2016
Runtime
2h 19m