The Anna Cross

1954 film

Anton Chekhov (story)
Isidor Annensky

Starring

Alla Larionova
Vladimir Vladislavskiy
Aleksandr Sashin-Nikolsky
Mikhail Zharov
Alexander Vertinsky

CinematographyGeorgiy ReysgofEdited byRaisa ShorMusic byLev Shvarts

Production
company

Gorky Film Studio

Release date

1954 (1954)

Running time

82 min.CountrySoviet UnionLanguageRussian

The Anna Cross (Russian: Анна на шее, romanized: Anna na shee) is a 1954 Soviet historical drama film directed by Isidor Annensky.^[1]^[2]^[3] It won the "Golden Olive Branch" prize at the International Film Festival in Italy in 1957^[4]

Plot

This is the story of a very beautiful and pleasant woman, who is not burdened with high moral standards. The first choice in her life is a marriage of convenience that shut out those who genuinely loved Anna, and at the same time introduced her into the brilliant world of Moscow's society.^[5]

Cast

Alla Larionova^[6] as Anna
Vladimir Vladislavskiy as Modest Alekseyevich
Aleksandr Sashin-Nikolsky as Pyotr Leontievich, father
Mikhail Zharov as Artynov
Alexander Vertinsky as The Prince
Irina Murzaeva as Mavra Grigorievna
Pyotr Maltsev as Petya, kid brother (as Petya Maltsev)
Aleksandr Metyolkin as Andryusha, kid brother (as Sasha Metyolkin)
Tatyana Pankova as The Dressmaker
Vladimir Shishkin as Dezdyemonov
Gennady Zaichkin as Shegolyev
Natalya Belyovtseva as The Princess
Alexey Gribov as Ivan Ivanovich
Vladimir Soshalsky as officer
Vera Altayskaya as lady in a carriage^[7]

Release

The film was watched by 31.9 million Soviet viewers, which is the 314th highest figure in the history of Soviet film distribution.^[8]

References

^ Лучшее с молотка: классика Киностудии им. Горького, распродающей имущество
^ Лучшие фильмы, которые нужно бы показать российским детям (список)
^ Более 70 экспонатов из фондов Музея кино представят на выставке в ГМИИ им. А.Пушкина
^ [1] Archived 2016-12-29 at the Wayback Machine>
^ Анна на шее
^ Боги всегда одиноки...
^ Vera Altayskaya at IMDb
^ СССР: Самые кассовые фильмы