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Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna (1986)

Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna poster
Original title
Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna
Directed by
Marvin J. Chomsky
Genre
drama film
Country
Austria, Italy, United States
Runtime
3h 28m
Rated
PG
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman claims to be the surviving daughter of the last Russian czar. The film follows her struggle to prove her identity to those who doubt her.

historicalsomberslow-pacedmelancholicsuspensefulintimatedramaticmysterious

What happens

Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna (also titled Anastasia: The Story of Anna) is a 1986 American-Austrian-Italian made-for-television biographical film directed by Marvin J. Chomsky, starring Amy Irving, Rex Harrison (in his last performance), Olivia de Havilland, Omar Sharif, Christian Bale (in his first film) and Jan Niklas. The film was loosely based on the story of Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia and the book The Riddle of Anna Anderson by Peter Kurth. It was originally broadcast in two parts. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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