Where They Went

Anastasia (1997)

Directed by Don Bluth, Gary Goldman

Ten years after the fall of the Romanovs, an orphan with no memory travels from St Petersburg to Paris with two con men to meet the Dowager Empress.

  • Travel shown
  • On foot, bike, skis or swimming
  • Not shown on screen
  • Fictional place
  1. 1Imperial palace ball, 1916
    St Petersburg, Russia
    ≈ 00:01:00
    Stated on screen

    Rasputin's curse brings down the imperial family; a kitchen boy helps the young Anastasia escape.

  2. 2Abandoned imperial palace, ten years later
    St Petersburg, Russia
    ≈ 00:13:00
    Stated on screen

    Anya comes to St Petersburg and is recruited by Dimitri and Vlad to pose as Anastasia.

  3. 3Sophie's house
    Paris, France
    ≈ 00:50:00
    Stated on screen

    In Paris, Sophie tests Anya before introducing her to the Empress.

  4. 4Russian ballet at the Paris Opera
    Palais Garnier (Paris Opera)
    ≈ 01:00:00
    Inferred

    The trio attend the ballet to approach the Empress.

  5. 5Dowager Empress's residence
    Paris, France
    ≈ 01:05:00
    Inferred
  6. 6Final fight with Rasputin
    Pont Alexandre III
    ≈ 01:15:00
    Inferred

The journey in numbers

Distance travelled
2,173 km
Places
4
Countries
2
Stops
6
  • Train: 2,166 km
  • Not shown: 7.5 km

Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.

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