“From that moment on, the spark of unhappiness in our country was...” – Dowager Empress Marie, Anastasia ... Movie Quotes Database

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A scene from Anastasia 1997

Dowager Empress Marie Voice: Angela Lansbury

[Narrating]

From that moment on, the spark of unhappiness in our country was fanned into a flame that would soon destroy our lives forever.

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