Anastasia

1956 · directed by Anatole Litvak

Rating

79/100

Hit

no

Russian exiles in Paris plot to collect ten million pounds from the Bank of England by grooming a destitute, suicidal girl to pose as heir to the Russian throne. While Bounin is coaching her, he comes to believe that she is really Anastasia. In the end, the Empress must decide her claim.

Anastasia (1956), directed by Anatole Litvak, rates 79/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Ingrid Bergman
• Yul Brynner
• Helen Hayes
• Akim Tamiroff
• Martita Hunt
• Felix Aylmer
• Sacha Pitoëff
• Ivan Desny
• Natalie Schafer
• Grégoire Gromoff

Crew

• Jack Hildyard — Director of Photography
• Bert Bates — Editor
• Alfred Newman — Original Music Composer
• Arthur Laurents — Screenplay

More from Anatole Litvak

1. Decision Before Dawn (1951) — 82/100 · hit
2. The Snake Pit (1948) — 79/100
3. Sorry, Wrong Number (1948) — 77/100
4. All This, and Heaven Too (1940) — 77/100
5. The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938) — 70/100
6. Why We Fight: Prelude to War (1942) — 67/100

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