The Poet and the Tsar (1927)
1h 35m
Running Time
September 20, 1927Release Date
The Poet and the Tsar (1927)
1h 35m
Running Time
September 20, 1927Release Date
Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.
Yevgeni Chervyakov
Aleksandr Pushkin
Irina Volodko
Natalie Pushkina
Konstantin Karenin
Nikolas the I'st
Boris Tamarin
Baron Dantes
L. Tkachyov
Vyasemskiy
Vladimir Gardin
Director
Ye. Roziner
Aleksandra, Nathalie's sister
Naum Aptekman
Cinematographer
Details.
Wiki.
The Poet and the Tsar (Russian: Поэт и царь, romanized: Poet i tsar) is a 1927 Soviet silent biopic film directed by Vladimir Gardin and Yevgeni Chervyakov.