The story of Anna Petrovna, who has at a young age become the wife of middle-aged venerable official Modest Alexeyevich. By marrying, the heroine hopes to be able to financially support her father and brothers, but soon learns that her virtuous spouse does not want to help the drunken relative and his sons. Life in the house of her husband seems dull and monotonous to Anna. The situation changes after a charity ball, where the wife of Modest Alexeyevich causes a sensation. Anna eagerly accepts courtship of the governor, and the wealthy landowner Artynov.

Anna on the Neck (1954) movie

Genre: Drama
Production Co.: Gorky Film Studio

Directed by Isidor Annensky
Writing Credits: Anton Chekhov (short story "Anna na shee"), Isidor Annensky
Music by Lev Shvarts
Cinematography by Georgi Reisgof

Cast:
Alla Larionova as Anna
Vladimir Vladislavskiy as Modest Alekseyevich
Aleksandr Sashin-Nikolsky as Pyotr Leontievich, father
Mikhail Zharov as Artynov
Aleksandr Vertinskiy as The Prince
Irina Murzayeva as Mavra Grigorievna
Pyotr Maltsev as Petya, kid brother
Aleksandr Metyolkin as Andryusha, kid brother
Tatyana Pankova as The Dressmaker
Vladimir Shishkin as Dezdyemonov
G. Zaichkin as Shegolyev
Natalya Belyovtseva as The Princess
Aleksei Gribov
Vera Donskaya
Georgi Gumilevsky
Dmitriy Kara-Dmitriev
Konstantin Nemolyayev
Aleksandr Rumnyov
Mikhail Shishkov
Boris Smirnov
Vladimir Smirnov
B. Terentyev
Tatyana Govorkova as Dame
Nikita Podgorny
Vladimir Soshalsky