
The Poet and the Tsar
Поэт и царь
The Poet and the Tsar at Fmovies. 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.
- Genre: Drama
- Country: Soviet Union
- Director: Yevgeni Chervyakov
- Cast: Yevgeni Chervyakov, Irina Volodko, Konstantin Karenin, Boris Tamarin, L. Tkachyov, Ye. Roziner, Aleksei Feona, Ivan Lerskiy, Aleksandr Larikov, Olga Spirova, Ivan Khudoleyev, Zoya Valevskaya, Anatoli Nelidov, Fyodor Lopukhov, Gennadi Michurin, Yevgeniya Rogulina,