Anna Christie (1930) (1930) | |
| Director(s) | Clarence Brown |
| Producer(s) | Clarence Brown, Paul Bern (uncredited), Irving Thalberg (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Drama, Film Adaptation, Romance |
| Top Topics | Based on Play, Pre-Code Cinema, Romance (Drama) |
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Anna Christie (1930) Overview:
Anna Christie (1930) (1930) was a Drama - Romance Film directed by Clarence Brown and produced by Clarence Brown, Irving Thalberg and Paul Bern.
SYNOPSIS
Garbo talks! A dark O'Neill drama was Garbo's first talking picture. She plays a former prostitute who falls in love with a seaman aboard her father's barge and tries to hide her ignoble past. An alternate German version was filmed at the same time; a silent adaptation of the play was made in 1923.
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Academy Awards 1929/30 --- Ceremony Number 3 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Actress | Greta Garbo | Nominated |
| Best Cinematography | (William Daniels) | Nominated |
| Best Director | Clarence Brown | Nominated |
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By Angela on Nov 25, 2013 From Hollywood RevueWhen shew was five years old, Anna Christie (Greta Garbo) was sent to live with family on a farm in Minnesota.? Fifteen years pass and her father Chris (George F. Marion) has hardly made an effort to stay in touch with her.? Life in Minnesota hasn’t been easy for Anna.? Her family was cruel to... Read full article
Anna Christie (1930) (1)
By Lindsey on Mar 11, 2012 From The Motion PicturesAnna Christie (1930): 4/5 I was very excited to finally get my hands on a copy of this film after years of reading/hearing about it. Anna Christie is famously known as the film in which Garbo talks. The movie-watching world heard her voice for the very first time when she stomped into the scene, com... Read full article
Anna Christie
By RBuccicone on Jul 21, 2011 From MacGuffin MoviesAnna Christie (1930) ???? With the 1930 release of Anna Christie the world heard Greta Garbo speak for the first time. What was her first line? “Gif me a visky, ginger ale on the side, and don’ be stingy, baby.” Garbo’s face and performances on the silent screen had already e... Read full article
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Greta Garbo's first sound film.
The Broadway play "Anna Christie" by Eugene O'Neill opened at the Vanderbilt Theater in New York on 2 November 1921 and ran for 177 performances. George F. Marion (Chris) and James T. Mack (Johnny) originated their movie roles in the play. Marion also starred in the earlier silent movie version Anna Christie. To date, the play has been revived 3 times, most recently in 1993 with Natasha Richardson as Anna, Rip Torn as Chris, Liam Neeson as Matt and Anne Meara as Marthy.
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