Movie

Anna Karenina

“THESE TWO LOVED...and the world stood aghast!”

★ 6.5(101)19351h 35m

Anna Karenina is available to rent or buy on Apple TV Store in South Africa. It isn't on a subscription streaming service there yet. Availability checked 21 July 2026.

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Director: Clarence Brown
Release date: 1935-08-30
Runtime: 1h 35m
Language: English
Box office: $1,439,000
Budget: $1,152,000
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Anna Karenina — trailer

About Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina is a 1935 movie in the History, Drama and Romance genres, directed by Clarence Brown, starring Greta Garbo, Fredric March and Freddie Bartholomew. It has a runtime of 1 hour 35 minutes. It holds an average rating of 6.5/10 from 101 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Anna Karenina in South Africa — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

In Imperial Russia, Anna, wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the way, she meets charming cavalry officer Vronsky, to whom she's immediately attracted. But in St. Petersburg’s high society, a relationship like this could destroy a woman’s reputation.

Cast

Greta Garbo

Anna Karenina

Fredric March

Count Vronsky

Freddie Bartholomew

Sergei

Maureen O'Sullivan

Kitty

May Robson

Countess Vronsky

Basil Rathbone

Alexei Alexandrovitch Karenin

Reginald Owen

Stiva

Phoebe Foster

Dolly

Reginald Denny

Yashvin

Gyles Isham

Konstantin Demitrievitch Levin

Joan Marsh

Lili

Ethel Griffies

Mme. Kartasoff

Themes & keywords

infidelityhusband wife relationshipbased on novel or bookmarriagest. petersburg, russialovetrainlove affairhusband wife estrangementliterary adaptation19th centurystatesmanmother son relationshipadulterous wifeadulterous affair