Anna Christie (1930)
1930 · Feature film · 85 min · dir. Clarence Brown
- Drama
- Romance
Synopsis
Old sailor Chris Christofferson eagerly awaits the arrival of his grown daughter Anna, whom he sent at five years old to live with relatives in Minnesota. He has not seen her since, but believes her to be a decent and respectably employed young woman. When Anna arrives, however, it is clear that she has lived a hard life in the dregs of society, and that much of spirit has been extinguished. She falls in love with a young sailor rescued at sea by her father, but dreads to reveal to him the…
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Details
- Director
- Clarence Brown
- Writer
- Frank Reicher
- Cinematography
- William H. Daniels
- Studio
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Released
- 1930-12-22
- Awards
- Nominated for 3 Oscars. 1 win & 3 nominations total
- Running time
- 85 minutes
Cast & crew
Clarence Brown Director
Greta Garbo
Charles Bickford
George F. Marion
Marie Dressler- James T. Mack
Lee Phelps- Jack Baxley
William H. O'Brien
