The Poet and the Tsar

(1927)

★ 6.4 IMDb · 5 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1927

Runtime: 75 мин

Country: Soviet Union

Director: Владимир Гардин, Евгений Червяков

Cast: Евгений Червяков, Ирина Володко, Konstantin Karenin, Борис Тамарин, Леонид Ткачёв, Александр Лариков, Иван Худолеев, Алексей Феона, Геннадий Мичурин, Иван Лерский

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.