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Anna Karenina
Anna, the wife of government minister Alexis Karenin, visits Moscow to help straighten out a family quarrel. There, Count Alexis Vronsky falls in love with her. Television adaptation of a play based on Leo Tolstoy's novel by Marcelle Maurette.
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Wed 28 Feb 202422:15
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Anna Karenina | Claire Bloom |
| Count Alexis Vronsky | Sean Connery |
| Stiva, Prince Oblonsky | Jack Watling |
| Countess Vronsky | Valerie Taylor |
| Dolly | Daphne Anderson |
| Kitty | June Thorburn |
| Korsunsky | Frank Williams |
| Alexis Karenin | Albert Lieven |
| Director | Rudolph Cartier |
| Adaptor | Donald Bull |
| Writer | Marcelle Maurette |
| Author | Leo Tolstoy |
Broadcasts
Fri 3 Nov 196121:30BBC Television Service- Wed 28 Feb 202422:15
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