Released
The Poet and the Tsar
September 20 1927 (about 97 years ago)Rating
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- Directors: Vladimir Gardin, Yevgeni Chervyakov
- Genre: Drama
- Runtime: 1 h 35 m
- Country: Soviet Union
- Company: Sovkino
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.