Anna Karenina
Newspaper advertisement for film, 1915
Directed byJ. Gordon Edwards
Written byClara Beranger
Based onAnna Karenina
1878 novel
by Leo Tolstoy
Produced byWilliam Fox
StarringBetty Nansen
Edward José
Distributed byFox Film Corporation
Release date
  • April 1, 1915 (1915-04-01)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Anna Karenina is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starring Betty Nansen. It was the first American adaptation of the 1878 novel by Leo Tolstoy. The film is considered to be lost.[1][2][3] Some scenes were shot on location at a ski resort near Montreal.

Plot

Anna Karenina is a married aristocrat and socialite living in Saint Petersburg. She is living a torrid romance with a wealthy and young count, he loves her and is willing to marry her once she leave her husband.

However, Russian society's rejection makes her feel isolated, possessive and even paranoid due to her infidelity's suspicions which will lead eventually to her suicide.

Cast

See also

References

  1. "Silent Era: Anna Karenina". silentera. Retrieved June 27, 2008.
  2. "Anna Karenina". American Silent Feature Film Survival Database. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
  3. Anna Karenina at TheGreatStars.com; Lost Films Wanted(Wayback Machine)

Bibliography

  • Krefft, Vanda. The Man Who Made the Movies: The Meteoric Rise and Tragic Fall of William Fox. HarperCollins, 2017.


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