The Poet and the Tsar

Original title: Поэт и царь

1927 ★ 6.4 95 min IMDb Russian Yevgeni Chervyakov, Vladimir Gardin

Overview

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.

Drama