The Poet and the Tsar

Overview

Tsar Nicholas I is enamoured by Natalia, the wife of Alexander Pushkin. To cover his tracks, the tsar encourages the suit of Georges d'Anthès, a French officer, with the help of Count Alexander von Benckendorff. Pushkin hears rumours of D’Anthès’s love for his wife and challenges him to a duel.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 20, 1927

Original language

Russian

Spoken languages

Russian

Countries

Soviet Union

Production

Sovkino

Cast

Boris Tamarin,Vladimir Pikok,Pyotr Podvalniy,Raisa Mamontova,Konstantin Karenin,Alexandra Trishko,Gennadi Michurin,Fyodor Lopukhov,Zoya Valevskaya,Mariya Dobrovaand 14 more

Director

Vladimir Gardin,Yevgeni Chervyakov

Cinematography

Naum Aptekman,Svyatoslav Belyayev

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0018269