Anastasia
1956 · Movie · NR · 105 min · ★ 6.8 · 88% critics
In Paris, Russian exiles scheme to secure a fortune in a British bank by convincing a desperate young woman to impersonate an heir to the Russian throne. As she is coached, doubt grows about who she truly is, leading to a decisive meeting with the empress to judge her claim.
Based on Anastasia
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Details
- Years
- 1956
- Release date
- 1956-12-13
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Critic score
- 88/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (188 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this lavish historical drama if you like emotional “identity claim” stories and powerhouse performances; Not for you if you need strict historical accuracy or dislike slow, talk-heavy plotting like Pride and Prejudice or Anna and the King of Siam.
Pros: lavish period spectacle; standout leads; engaging identity tension | Cons: dialogue can drag; episodic feel; uncertain ending pacing
Themes
- princess
- amnesia
- identity
- exile
- biography
- assumed identity
- 1920s
- anastasia romanowa
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1957
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score · 1957 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1957 · nominated
Cast & crew
Ingrid Bergman
as Anna Koreff / Anastasia
Yul Brynner
as General Sergei Pavlovich Bounine
Helen Hayes
as Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna
Akim Tamiroff
as Boris Adreivich Chernov
Martita Hunt
as Baroness Elena von Livenbaum
Felix Aylmer
as Chamberlain
Sacha Pitoëff
as Piotr Ivanovich Petrovin
Ivan Desny
as Prince Paul von Haraldberg
Natalie Schafer
as Irina Lissemskaia / Nini
Grégoire Gromoff
as Stepan
Directed by Anatole Litvak