Anastasia
Russian exiles in Paris plot to collect ten million pounds from the Bank of England by grooming a destitute, suicidal girl to pose as heir to the Russian throne. While Bounin is coaching her he comes to believe she is really Anastasia. In the end the Empress must decide her claim.
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History, Romance
Director: Anatole Litvak
Actors: Akim Tamiroff, Felix Aylmer, Grégoire Gromoff, Helen Hayes, Ingrid Bergman, Ivan Desny, Karel Stepanek, Martita Hunt, Natalie Schafer, Sacha Pitoëff, Yul Brynner
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