Anna Christie (1930 German-language film)

Anna Christie
(Poster for original English-language version)
Directed by	Jacques Feyder
Written by	Walter Hasenclever Frances Marion
Screenplay by	Frank Reicher
Based on	Anna Christie 1921 play by Eugene O'Neill
Starring	Greta Garbo Theo Shall Hans Junkermann Salka Viertel
Cinematography	William H. Daniels
Edited by	Finn Ulback
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	December 2, 1930 (1930-12-02)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United States
Language	German

Anna Christie is a 1930 German-language film adapted from the 1921 Eugene O'Neill play of the same title and filmed following the release of the English-language original version of the same adaptation earlier the same year.^[1] Both versions feature leading actress Greta Garbo. In the early years of sound films, Hollywood studios produced foreign-language versions of some of their films using the same sets and sometimes the same costumes, with native speakers of the language usually replacing some or all of the original cast. The German-language version of Anna Christie is one of the few that survives.

The film was produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer at their Culver City, California studio in July and August 1930 (the English-language original had been filmed there in October and November 1929).^[2] It premiered in Cologne, Germany on December 2, 1930.^[3] Garbo is the only cast member appearing in both versions and looks noticeably different in the two. The German dialog was written by Walter Hasenclever and Frank Reicher, for the most part very closely following Frances Marion's original adaptation. The film was directed by Jacques Feyder using the same cinematographer, Garbo favorite William H. Daniels, but a different crew.^[4]