The film is a Bolshoi Ballet version of Leo Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina with choreography by Maya Plisetskaya who also took on the titular role. Anna Karenina is a young wife of an older husband. She has an affair with the handsome Count Vronsky. By following her desires Anna complicates her life.
Released: Oct 18, 1975
Runtime: 75 minutes
Stars: Maya Plisetskaya, Alexander Godunov, Vladimir Tikhonov, Yuri Vladimirov, Nina Sorokina, Marianne Sedova
Crew: Margarita Pilikhina (Director), Leo Tolstoy (Novel), Boris Lvov-Anokhin (Screenplay), Rodion Shchedrin (Original Music Composer), Lev Statland (Production Design), Vladimir Papyan (Cinematography)