Anastasia (1956)

Anastasia is a 1956 film which tells the true story of a young, confused woman in France after the Russian Revolution who, backed by the Russian emigre community, attempts to pass herself off as Anastasia Nicolaievna Romanova, the daughter of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia. In the end, she is unable to determine whether she really is Anastasia or not. It stars Ingrid Bergman, Yul Brynner, Helen Hayes and Akim Tamiroff.

The movie was adapted by Guy Bolton and Arthur Laurents from the play by Marcelle Maurette. It was directed by Anatole Litvak.

It won the Academy Award for Best Actress (Ingrid Bergman), and was nominated for Academy Award for Original Music Score.

Anastasia was remade in 1997 as an animated musical feature by Fox Home Entertainment. See: Anastasia (1997 movie)