Anna Karenina

::For the former M/S Anna Karenina, see M/S Regina Baltica

Film adaptations

The novel has been filmed more than a dozen times. Adaptations include:

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• 1914: A Russian adaptation directed by Vladimir Gardin.
• 1915: An American version starring Danish actress Betty Nansen.
• 1927: An American version titled Love, starring Greta Garbo and directed by Edmund Goulding. This version featured significant changes from the novel and had two different endings, with a happy one for American audiences.
• 1935: The most famous and critically acclaimed version, starring Greta Garbo and Frederic March and directed by Clarence Brown.
• 1948: Starring Vivien Leigh and directed by Julien Duvivier.
• 1953: A Russian version directed by Tatyana Lukashevich.
• 1967: A Russian version directed by Alexander Zarkhi.
• 1977: A 10 part British TV miniseries directed by Basil Coleman.
• 1985: Starring Jacqueline Bisset and Christopher Reeve, directed by Simon Langton.
• 1997: The first US version to be filmed on location in Russia, directed by Bernard Rose and starring Sophie Marceau.
• 2000: A 4 part British TV adaptation directed by David Blair.