The Poet and the King

The Poet and the King

95 mins | Drama | Sept. 20, 1927

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.

The Poet and the King

95 mins | Drama | Sept. 20, 1927

The Poet and the King
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.
Producers Sovkino
Original title Поэт и царь
Directors Yevgeni Chervyakov, Vladimir Gardin
Writers

Cast

Yevgeni Chervyakov

as Aleksandr Pushkin

Irina Volodko

as Natalie Pushkina

Konstantin Karenin

as Nikolas the I'st

Boris Tamarin

as Baron Dantes

L. Tkachyov

as Vyasemskiy

Ye. Roziner

as Aleksandra, Nathalie's sister

Aleksei Feona

as Zhukovskiy

Ivan Lerskiy

as Bulgarin

Aleksandr Larikov

as Nikita

Olga Spirova

as Yekaterina, Nathalie's sister

Ivan Khudoleyev

as Baron Benkendorf

Zoya Valevskaya

as Poletika

Anatoli Nelidov

as Krylov

Fyodor Lopukhov

as Gogol

Gennadi Michurin

as Danzas