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The Poet and the Tsar (1927)

The Poet and the Tsar (1927)

Drama
Release Date: 1927, September 20
Directors: Yevgeni Chervyakov, Vladimir Gardin
Countries: Soviet Union
Production: Sovkino, Sovkino
Cast: Boris Tamarin, Gennadi Michurin, Aleksandr Larikov, Ivan Khudoleyev, Anatoli Nelidov, Zoya Valevskaya, Irina Volodko, Konstantin Karenin, Mariya Dobrova, Olga Spirova, L. Tkachyov, Ye. Roziner

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. 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.