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.

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Academy Awards 1956 --- Ceremony Number 29 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best ActressIngrid BergmanWon
Best Music - ScoringAlfred NewmanNominated
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BlogHub Articles:

Short Film Saturday: Anastasia Dancing with Czarina and Her Sisters

By Bernardo Villela on Jul 5, 2014 From The Movie Rat

This 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 Silently

Thanks 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

Dowager Empress: But oh please, if it should not be you, don't ever tell me.


Dowager Empress: Lievenbaum, you're disgusting! At your age, a woman's only thoughts of sex should be gender!


Dowager Empress: We are most of us lonely, and it is mostly of our own making.


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Facts about

Anna Anderson's handwriting was pronounced identical with Anastasia's and medical experts found 17 points of similarity between her ear and the real Anastasia's. However, after her death it was discovered that her DNA did not match of England's Prince Philip, a blood relative of the Romanovs.
Average Shot Length (ASL) = 15 seconds
At the time of filming, the filmmakers were not aware that the real Anna Anderson was still alive. When this came to their attention, they flew straight to her home in Germany and asked permission to use her name.
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