Angela Cagnina Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna (Also titled Anastasia: The Story of Anna[1]) is a 1986 TV movie, starring Amy Irving, Rex Harrison, Olivia de Havilland Omar Sharif, and Jan Niklas. The film was loosely based on the story of Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia and the book The Riddle of Anna Anderson by Peter Kurth.[2] It was Christian Bales first film and Rex Harrisons last film. It was originally broadcast in two parts. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Awards 4 References 5 External links Plot The film revolves around Anna Anderson, who believes that she is Anastasia Romanov, daughter of Nicholas II of Russia. Anna first tells her story in the 1920s when she is an inmate in a Berlin asylum. Her story of escape from the Bolsheviks who killed the rest of her family in 1918 seems so vivid that many Russian expatriates are willing to believe her. She slowly gains more trust, but the Romanov family is very resistant to believing her tale and publicly denounces her as an impostor. The movie culminates with Anna deciding to sue the Romanovs to force them to recognize her as Anastasia, but never reveals if Anna really is Anastasia. Cast Amy Irving as Anna Anderson Olivia de Havilland as Dowager Empress Maria Rex Harrison as Grand Duke Cyril Romanov Jan Niklas as Prince Erich Nicolas Surovy as Serge Markov Susan Lucci as Darya Romanoff Elke Sommer as Isabel Von Hohenstauffen Edward Fox as Dr. Hauser Claire Bloom as Czarina Alexandra Omar Sharif as Czar Nicholas II Jennifer Dundas as Grand Duchess Anastasia Christian Bale as Tsarevich Alexei Andrea Bretterbauer as Sonya Markov Sydney Bromley as Herbert Arnold Diamond as Dr. Markov Carol Gillies as Sasha Julian Glover as Colonel Kobylinski Rachel Gurney as Grand Duchess Victoria Betty Marsden as Princess Troubetskaya Tim McInnerny as Yakovlev Awards Year Award Category Person Result 1987 Artios Best Casting for TV Miniseries Lynn Kressel Nominated Primetime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore) Laurence Rosenthal Won Primetime Emmy Outstanding Costume Design for a Miniseries or a Special Jane Robinson (costume designer) Won Primetime Emmy Outstanding Miniseries Michael Lepiner Kenneth Kaufman Graham Cottle Marvin J. Chomsky Nominated Primetime Emmy Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special Olivia de Havilland Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV Olivia de Havilland Won Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV Jan Niklas Won Golden Globe Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV Amy Irving Nominated
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