The Poet and the Tsar
The Poet and the Tsar
Watch the poet and the tsar Fmovies. 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.
- Genre: Drama
- Country: Soviet Union
- Director: Vladimir Gardin, Yevgeni Chervyakov
- Cast: Yevgeni Chervyakov, Irina Volodko, Konstantin Karenin, Boris Tamarin, L. Tkachyov, Ye. Roziner, Aleksei Feona, Ivan Lerskiy, Aleksandr Larikov, Olga Spirova, Ivan Khudoleyev, Zoya Valevskaya