![The Poet and the Tsar](/assets/images/no-cover.png)
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.
Writer | N/A |
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Director | Vladimir Gardin & Yevgeni Chervyakov |
Actor | Yevgeni Chervyakov, Irina Volodko, Konstantin Karenin |
Country | Soviet Union |
Production | Sovkino |