Anna Christie

Overview

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 truth of her past. Both father and young man are deluded about her background, yet Anna cannot quite bring herself to allow them to remain deluded.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 21, 1930

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English, Swedish

Countries

United States of America

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast

James T. Mack,George F. Marion,Greta Garbo,Robert Parrish,Charles Bickford,William H. O'Brien,Lee Phelps,Marie Dressler,Jack Baxley

Director

Clarence Brown

Writer

Frances Marion,Eugene O'Neill

Producer

Irving Thalberg

Cinematography

William H. Daniels

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0020641