Anna Karenina
THESE TWO LOVED...and the world stood aghast!
Country
Production
Budget
$1 152 000
Box office
$865 000
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Camera operator
William H. Daniels
Composer
Artist
Audition
Editing
Robert Kern
Whole Team (21)
Whole Team (21)
Short description
In Imperial Russia, Anna, wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the way, she meets charming cavalry officer Vronsky, to whom she's immediately attracted. But in St. Petersburg’s high society, a relationship like this could destroy a woman’s reputation.
What's left behind the scenes
- The role of Count Vronsky was offered to Ronald Colman (1891-1958), but upon learning that Greta Garbo would be in the film, he demanded double his fee, and the role of Vronsky was given to Fredric March.
- Greta Garbo had already played Anna Karenina in Edmund Goulding's film "Love" (1927).
- Greta Garbo was aware that her co-star Fredric March (1897-1975) was a notorious heartbreaker and seducer; therefore, it is claimed that she wore garlic under her dress and intentionally avoided brushing her teeth to ward March off if necessary.
- Initially, Greta Garbo (1905-1990) became friends with Freddie Bartholomew (1924-1992), but one day Bartholomew, who was then 11 years old, asked her for an autograph for his own uncle. After that incident, their relationship became strictly professional. Bartholomew regretted losing Garbo's friendship for the rest of his life.
- Greta Garbo was aware that her co-star, Fredric March (1897-1975), was a notorious womanizer and seducer, so – it is claimed – she wore garlic under her dress and deliberately didn't brush her teeth in order to ward off March if necessary.
- The role of Count Vronsky was offered to Ronald Colman (1891-1958), but upon learning that Greta Garbo would be filming in the movie, he demanded double his fee, and the role of Vronsky was given to Fredric March.
- Greta Garbo categorically refused to film at night, so MGM was forced to construct a studio pavilion around the railway set where night scenes could be simulated.
- The scene with the Russian ballet was filmed exclusively in black and white. No other colors were present in the costumes or makeup of the characters.
- At first, Greta Garbo (1905-1990) had become friendly with Freddie Bartholomew (1924-1992), but one day Bartholomew, who was 11 at the time, asked her for an autograph for his uncle. After this incident, their relationship became strictly professional. Bartholomew regretted losing Garbo's friendship for the rest of his days.
- Greta Garbo had previously played Anna Karenina in Edmund Goulding's film 'Love' (1927).
- Greta Garbo categorically refused to film at night, so the film company MGM was forced to construct a soundstage around the railway set where night could be simulated.
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