The Poet and the Tsar

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.

Cast

Yevgeni Chervyakov

Aleksandr Pushkin

Irina Volodko

Natalie Pushkina

Konstantin Karenin

Nikolas the I'st

Borys Tamarin

Baron Dantes

L. Tkachyov

Vyasemskiy

Ye. Roziner

Aleksandra, Nathalie's sister

Aleksei Feona

Zhukovskiy

Ivan Lerskiy

Bulgarin

Aleksandr Larikov

Nikita

Olga Spirova

Yekaterina, Nathalie's sister