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Based on the legend of the real-life daugher of the last Russian czar, ANASTASIA combines imaginative animation and lively songs to tell the story of a princess who escapes a horrible execution and mysteriously reappears after being thought dead. When a team of swindlers, Dimitri (John Cusack) and Vladimir (Kelsey Grammer), .. Read more

Starring Meg Ryan, John Cusack, Kelsey Grammer, Hank Azaria
Director Gary Goldman, Don Bluth
Genres Animated, Children

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Based on the legend of the real-life daugher of the last Russian czar, ANASTASIA combines imaginative animation and lively songs to tell the story of a princess who escapes a horrible execution and mysteriously reappears after being thought dead. When a team of swindlers, Dimitri (John Cusack) and Vladimir (Kelsey Grammer), recruit Anya (Meg Ryan), a spunky amnesiac orphan, in their plot to defraud the Dowager Empress (Angela Lansbury) with a faux Romanov heir, little do they know their carefully coached fake is the real thing. But the resurgence of the long-lost Anastasia also attracts the attention of the scary Rasputin (Christopher Lloyd), who, with his hilarious sidekick, Bartok the bat (Hank Azaria), schemes to do in the last Romanov. Though much lighter (thankfully for children) than the 1956 Anatole Litvak-directed ANASTASIA adapted from Marcelle Maurette's play, this movie is still packed with thrills, chills, and romance. The first animated feature from 20th Century Fox, the film is directed by longtime collaborators Don Bluth and Gary Goldman.

Starring Meg Ryan, John Cusack, Kelsey Grammer, Hank Azaria
Director Gary Goldman, Don Bluth
Studio 20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 31 mins
Certificate DVD Certificate U.gif
Genres Animated, Children
Language English
Hearing-impaired English
Subtitles Czech, Danish, Finnish, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish
Released DVD: 19 Jul 2003
Production year: 1997
Format DVD

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  • "...It is sumptuous to look at, and it never stands still.....[The filmmakers] have given the story a lilting rhythm and glittering surface of the most jewel-encrusted fairy tale..."

    • New York Times
    • Posted 11 Mar 2005

  • "...Sumptuous....ANASTASIA is richly illustrated, a tony storybook..." -- 3 out of 4 stars

    • USA Today
    • Posted 11 Mar 2005

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  • 6 out of 6 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    SUPERB FILM!

    I have seen many great versions of ' Anastasia' like the Ingrid Bergman one, for example. but this animated version is a must see. Basically it starts with a party at the Tsar & Tasarina's russian Winter Palace. the party is ruined by corrupt monk Rasputin{voiced by Christopher Lloyd}who falls through the ice. but returns from the dead with his white fruit bat sidekick Bartok{voiced by Hank Azaria}. basically Anastasia is one of many of the Princesses of Russia. she forgets who is she is and goes by the name ' Anya' and is destined for Paris where she hopes to be reunited with her family. What then occurs is Anastasia{voiced by Meg Ryan} joins forces with con artist Dimitri { John Cusack} who she dose she know is actually using her to make money out of an Anastasia lookalike. oh, Dimitri has his own best buddie named Vlad{voiced by Frasier's Kelsey Grammer.}

    i could go on forever with how great this film is. Angela Lansbury has a lovely voice as Anastia's Grandmother.

      • A customer from NEWCASTLE
      • Posted 27 Jun 2004 17:42

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  • 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    Enjoyable, But Scary in Places

    Anastasia has become one of my 2 year old daughter's favorite films.

    There are however a number of 'dark' scenes which we always fast forward because they are full of deathly imagery and just generally scary and yucky to look at, even unpleasent as an adult in my opinion. These scenes do seem a bit inappropriate given the target audience. That said, on the whole it is an enjoyable film and I would recommend it for family viewing but would suggest adult accompanyment for younger viewers.

      • A customer from Dundee, Scotland
      • Posted 12 Aug 2005 11:06

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