Anastasia (1956 film)

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Anastasia
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Anatole Litvak
Screenplay by	Arthur Laurents
Based on	Anastasia [fr] by Marcelle Maurette
Produced by	Buddy Adler
Starring	Ingrid Bergman Yul Brynner Helen Hayes
Cinematography	Jack Hildyard
Edited by	Bert Bates
Music by	Alfred Newman
Production company	20th Century-Fox
Distributed by	20th Century-Fox
Release date	December 13, 1956 (1956-12-13)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	English French
Budget	$3.52 million[1]
Box office	$4.3 million (US and Canada rentals)[2]

Anastasia is a 1956 American period drama film starring Ingrid Bergman, Yul Brynner, and Helen Hayes. The film was directed and written by Anatole Litvak and Arthur Laurents, adapting the 1952 play written by Guy Bolton and Marcelle Maurette. It was inspired by the story of Anna Anderson, one of the best known of the many Romanov impostors who began to emerge after the Imperial family was murdered in July 1918.

Anastasia received two nominations at the 29th Academy Awards, with Bergman winning the Academy Award for Best Actress. At the 14th Golden Globe Awards, Bergman and Hayes both received nominations for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, with Bergman winning the category.