“So many lives were destroyed that night. What had always been was now...” – Dowager Empress Marie, Anastasia ... Movie Quotes Database

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A scene from Anastasia 1997

Dowager Empress Marie Voice: Angela Lansbury

[Narrating]

So many lives were destroyed that night. What had always been was now gone forever. And my Anastasia, my beloved grandchild... I never saw her again.

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