Anastasia (1956) | |
| Director(s) | Anatole Litvak |
| Producer(s) | Buddy Adler |
| Top Genres | Drama, Historical |
| Top Topics | Based on Play, True Story (based on) |
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Anastasia Overview:
Anastasia (1956) was a Drama - Historical Film directed by Anatole Litvak and produced by Buddy Adler.
The film was based on the play of the same name written by Marcelle Maurette performed at the Lyceum Theatre, NY from Dec 29, 1954 - Sep 24, 1955.
SYNOPSIS
A group of Russian exiles in Paris conspire to present a young woman with amnesia as Anastasia, the daughter of Czar Nicholas, so they can collect ten million pounds held in her name by the Bank of England. Bergman won her second Oscar for her winning portrayal that introduces just the right regal note of doubt about her real heritage. Remade in 1997 as Fox's first animated feature. Adapted from the play by Marcelle Maurette.
(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).
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Academy Awards 1956 --- Ceremony Number 29 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Actress | Ingrid Bergman | Won |
| Best Music - Scoring | Alfred Newman | Nominated |
BlogHub Articles:
Short Film Saturday: Anastasia Dancing with Czarina and Her Sisters
By Bernardo Villela on Jul 5, 2014 From The Movie RatThis is another short I found thanks to Movies Silently. Ever since I learned the tale of the fall of Czarist Russia an the Bolshevik revolution it’s been a story that fascinated me on either side. In the early days of motion pictures documenting real-life was as valuable, if not a more valuab... Read full article
Silent Movie Time Capsule: The real Anastasia dancing with the Czarina and sisters
By Fritzi Kramer on Nov 23, 2013 From Movies SilentlyThanks to rumors of survival, Anastasia is by far the most famous of Czar Nicholas’s daughters. (Her name even means “reborn.”) ?Recently, DNA tests confirmed that the poor girl died with the rest of her family but the romance and intriguing what-if tales are still with us. My favo... Read full article
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Quotes from
Boris Adreivich Chernov: ...and that woman is too too something! Too crazy, too clever, too tricky!
General Sergei Pavlovich Bounine: I don't care what she is! The important thing is that she fits!
Dowager Empress: Lievenbaum, you're disgusting! At your age, a woman's only thoughts of sex should be gender!
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Facts about
Cary Grant, a dear friend of Ingrid Bergman, accepted her Anastasia Oscar at the 29th Annual Academy Awards (1957).
When the remains of the Romanov family were discovered at Ekaterinburg in 1991, only 9 of the 11 bodies were found. Only who was initially thought to be the Grand Duchess Anastasia and also her brother, Czarevich Alexei, still remained missing, further clouding the question of her fate. However, it was announced that the DNA and other forensic evidence from the remains determined that Anastasia was indeed among the 9 bodies that were unearthed from the pit in the forest outside of Ekaterinburg; and that the missing bodies were those of Alexei and one of his other sisters, the Grand Duchess Marie. After all examinations were completed, the remains of the nine individuals were transferred to St. Petersburg and ceremoniously interred at the Fortress Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul. The two remaining bodies were believed to be discovered in 2007 and are fairly certain to be those of the Czarevich Alexei and the Grand Duchess Marie. When all examinations are completed and the results are announced, those remains, too, will be transferred to St. Petersburg for burial with the other members of the family.
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