Love

1927Movie⏱️ 1h 22mPassed

DramaRomance

⭐ 6.8

IMDB Rating

1,283 votes

A married woman compromises her social standing and family life when she falls for a young officer.

Director

N/A

Writers

Lev Tolstoy, Marian Ainslee, Ruth Cummings

Stars

John Gilbert, Greta Garbo, George Fawcett

Release Date

January 2, 1928

Language

English

Country

United States

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Wins

💬 28

Reviews

📋 1.2K

Watchlists

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🎭 Top Cast

John Gilbert

as Vronsky

Greta Garbo

as Anna Karenina

George Fawcett

as Grand Duke

Emily Fitzroy

as Grand Duchess

Brandon Hurst

as Karenin

Philippe De Lacy

as Serezha - Anna's Child

George Blagoi

as Cavalryman

Mathilde Comont

as Marfa - Hostess at Inn

Edward Connelly

as Priest

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Oliver Cross

as Party Guest

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.33 : 1

Sound

Silent

Filming Location

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

🏷️ Keywords

anna karenina charactersaint petersburg russiayoung sonwolf huntcountry inn

🎯 Categories

DramaRomance

⭐ Featured Review

More an abridgment than an adaptation

by MissSimonetta • 2017-05-23

7/10

"As I have stated before and often in my reviews, I don't care whether or not a film adaptation is faithful to its source material; my only requirement is that it be good and stand on its own two feet. Love (1927) mostly does this; I haven't read Anna Karenina, though I am familiar with the basic outline of the plot. Love hits the high points of the story, though it does make the relationship between Anna and Vronsky more a case of two soul mates finding one another than what those two characters are in the novel. Garbo is luminescent as Anna. She was not only gorgeous, but she could..."

💡 Did You Know?

Based on the Lev Tolstoy novel "Anna Karenina", the original movie title was planned to be "Heat"; it was changed so that advertisements could read "Greta Garbo and John Gilbert in LOVE".