The Poet and the Tsar

Release Date: 1927-09-20

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.

Rating: 5.8 / 10

Cast

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