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Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna   1986         TV, 194 min. Genre: Drama / Mystery Director: Marvin J. Chomsky   Cast: Amy Irving, Olivia de Havilland, Elke Sommer, Omar Sharif, Rex Harrison, Edward Fox, Claire Bloom, Jan Niklas, Nicolas Surovy, Susan Lucci, Jennifer Dundas, Christian Bale, Sydney Bromley, Arnold Diamond   Based on Peter Kurth's book, this story was presented as a two-part TV miniseries starring Amy Irving as Anna Anderson the woman who insisted she was Anastasia, the surviving daughter of the Czar and Czarina of Russia. Anna fights to prove her claim that she is part of the royal family and should be recognized by the Romanov family. By story's end, she finally takes her case to the Romanovs now living in New York. Cast Amy Irving Anna Anderson Olivia de Havilland Dowager Empress Maria Elke Sommer Isabel Von Hohenstauffen Omar Sharif Czar Nicholas II Rex Harrison Grand Duke Cyril Romanov Edward Fox Dr. Hauser Claire Bloom Czarina Alexandra Jan Niklas Prince Erich Nicolas Surovy Serge Markov Susan Lucci Darya Romanoff Jennifer Dundas Anastasia Christian Bale Alexei Sydney Bromley Herbert Arnold Diamond Dr. Markov