Anastasia was a grand duchess of russia and the youngest daughter of tsar nicholas ii, the last emperor of russia. Directed by don bluth, gary goldman With meg ryan, john cusack, kelsey grammer, christopher lloyd The last surviving child of the russian royal family joins two con men to reunite with her grandmother, the dowager empress, while the undead rasputin seeks her death. Anastasia is a 1997 american animated film produced and directed by don bluth and gary goldman at 20th century fox studios The film was released on november 21, 1997 by 20th century fox.
Watch trailers & learn more. Discover the adventure behind the greatest mystery of our time Anastasia was the younger sister of grand duchesses olga, tatiana, and maria (commonly known together as the otma sisters) and was the elder sister of alexei nikolaevich, tsarevich of russia She was murdered with her family by a group of bolsheviks in yekaterinburg on 17 july 1918 A spellbinding mix of adventure, comedy, romance and music, this acclaimed animated spectacular tells the thrilling story of the lost russian princess anastasia and her quest to find her true identity. As malevolent sorcerer grigory rasputin casts a terrible spell upon the house of romanov, anastasia, the beloved daughter of russia's emperor tsar nicholas ii, flees home with her grandmother, the dowager empress czarina maria fyodorovna, in tow