Anna Christie (1930 film)

Infobox Film
name = Anna Christie


caption = Original film poster
director = Clarence Brown
producer = Clarence Brown
Paul Bern
Irving Thalberg
writer = Frances Marion
Eugene O'Neill (play)
starring = Greta Garbo
Charles Bickford
George F. Marion
Marie Dressler
music =
cinematography = William Daniels
editing = Hugh Wynn
distributor = Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
released = flagicon|USA 21 February 1930
runtime = 89 minutes
country = USA
language = English
budget =
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imdb_id = 0020641

"Anna Christie" is a 1930 MGM drama film adaptation of the 1922 play by Eugene O'Neill. It was adapted by Frances Marion, produced and directed by Clarence Brown with Paul Bern and Irving Thalberg as co-producers. The cinematography was by William H. Daniels, the art direction by Cedric Gibbons and the costume design by Adrian.

The film stars Greta Garbo, Charles Bickford, George F. Marion, and Marie Dressler.

It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actress (Greta Garbo), Best Cinematography and Best Director. This pre-Code film is the movie that used the marketing slogan "Garbo Talks!", as it was her first talkie.

Garbo's first spoken line has become one of her most famous: "Give me a whiskey, ginger ale on the side, and don't be stingy, baby." George F. Marion had performed the role of Anna's father in the original Broadway production and both the 1923 and 1930 films.

In early 1931, MGM released a German-language version of "Anna Christie", with Garbo the only actor who appeared in both versions. For that version, see "Anna Christie (1931 film)".

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