Anna Karenina (1920 film)

Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina
Directed by	Frederic Zelnik
Written by	Fanny Carlsen
Based on	Anna Karenina; 1878 novel; by Leo Tolstoy
Starring	Lya Mara; Johannes Riemann; Heinrich Peer;
Cinematography	Willy Goldberger
Production; company	Zelnik-Mara-Film
Release date	1920;
Country	Germany
Languages	Silent; German intertitles;

Anna Karenina is a 1920 German silent historical film, directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Johannes Riemann, and Heinrich Peer.^[1] It is an adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's 1877 novel Anna Karenina. It premiered at the Marmorhaus in Berlin.

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