Anastasia (1953)
Set 16 years after the execution of the Tsar and his family by the Bolsheviks. Exiles Prince Bounine and his friends come up with a scheme to con money by claiming an imposter to be Princess Anastasia who escaped the shootings. They find a poor woman who is close to suicide and both looks the part and speaks Russian. All they need to do is train her for her role, enough to convince other members of the ex-Royal household and family also in exile.
- Released
- 1953-07-12
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Status
- Released
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 from 3 votes
Cast
- Peter Cushing as Piotr Petrovsky
- Malcolm Russell as Boris Chernov
- Anthony Ireland as Prince Bounine
- Mary Kerridge as Anna Broun
- Michael Godfrey as Felix Oblensky
- Bryan Coleman as Prince Paul
- Helen Haye as The Dowager Empress of Russia
- Ruth Goddard as Her Lady-in-Waiting
- Jacqueline Squire as Antonia
- Charles Cameron as Sergei
- Geoffrey Tyrrell as The Sleigh Driver
- Everley Gregg as The Charwoman