The Poet and the Tsar
Sep 20 1927
•2h 35m
•Drama
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. The officer attempts to save his life by marrying Natalia’s sister Ekaterina. Returning from his country estate, Pushkin receives anonymous letters and insists on a duel with D’Anthès.
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Yevgeni Chervyakov
Aleksandr Pushkin
Irina Volodko
Natalie Pushkina
Konstantin Karenin
Nikolas the I'st
Boris Tamarin
Baron Dantes
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