Anna Karenina (1935 film)

Anna Karenina
1935 German theatrical release poster
Directed by	Clarence Brown
Screenplay by	S.N. Behrman Clemence Dane Salka Viertel
Based on	Anna Karenina 1878 novel by Leo Tolstoy
Produced by	David O. Selznick
Starring	Greta Garbo Fredric March Freddie Bartholomew
Cinematography	William H. Daniels
Edited by	Robert Kern
Music by	Herbert Stothart
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	August 30, 1935 (1935-08-30) (New York City)[1]
Running time	95 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1,152,000
Box office	$2,304,000

Anna Karenina is a 1935 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film adaptation of the 1877 novel Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy and directed by Clarence Brown. The film stars Greta Garbo, Fredric March, Basil Rathbone, and Maureen O'Sullivan. There are several other film adaptations of the novel.

In New York, the film opened at the Capitol Theatre, the site of many prestigious MGM premieres. The film earned $2,304,000 at the box office, and won the Mussolini Cup for best foreign film at the Venice Film Festival. Greta Garbo received a New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress for her role as Anna. In addition, the film was ranked #42 on the American Film Institute's list of AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions.