The Poet and the Tsar
1927Tsar 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.
Acted in
Yevgeni Chervyakov
as Aleksandr Pushkin
Irina Volodko
as Natalie Pushkina
Konstantin Karenin
as Nikolas the I'st
Boris Tamarin
as Baron Dantes
L. Tkachyov
as Vyasemskiy
Ye. Roziner
as Aleksandra, Nathalie's sister
Aleksei Feona
as Zhukovskiy
Ivan Lerskiy
as Bulgarin
Aleksandr Larikov
as Nikita
Olga Spirova
as Yekaterina, Nathalie's sister
Ivan Khudoleyev
as Baron Benkendorf
Zoya Valevskaya
as Poletika
Anatoli Nelidov
as Krylov
Fyodor Lopukhov
as Gogol
Gennadi Michurin
as Danzas