Anna Christie
Warner Bros. (1930)
Drama
In Collection
#912
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IMDB   7.0
1 hr 30 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   NR
Greta Garbo Anna Christie
Charles Bickford Matt Burke
Marie Dressler Marthy Owens
George F. Marion Chris Christofferson
James T. Mack Johnny the Harp
Lee Phelps Larry - the Bartender
Jack Baxley Coney Island Barker
William H. O'Brien Waiter
Theo Shall Matt Burke
Hans Junkermann Chris Christofferson
Salka Viertel Marthy Owens
Herman Bing Larry - the Bartender
Leo White Man at Bar
Director
Clarence Brown
Jacques Feyder
Producer Clarence Brown
Paul Bern
Writer Frances Marion
Frank Reicher
Cinematography William H. Daniels

Sixteen minutes or so into this adaptation of Eugene O'Neill's Pulitzer Prize play, 1930 audiences got what they were waiting for when Greta Garbo made her entrance and spoke on camera for the first time in her career: "Gimme a whiskey?." Like Lon Chaney and Charlie Chaplin, the Swedish Sphinx had continued in Silents even though Talkies were the rage. Here she made her landmark transition to the new era, playing a former prostitute whose past may ruin her chance for happiness. A different director and cast join Garbo in a German-language version (Side B) filmed on the same soundstages immediately after the English version. She called it the better film, and many fans today agree. You decide!
Edition Details
Distributor Warner Home Video
Release Date 9/6/2005
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Standard 1.33:1 B&W
Subtitles English; French; Spanish
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Mono
GERMAN: Dolby Digital Mono
Layers Dual Side, Single Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

Features
German Language Version (85 min.)