Film
The Poet and the Tsar
1927Directed by Vladimir Gardin, Yevgeni Chervyakov
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- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
About The Poet and the Tsar
- Drama
Synopsis
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.
- Directors
- Vladimir Gardin
- Yevgeni Chervyakov
- Original title
- Поэт и царь
