The Poet and the Tsar (movie)
Поэт и царь- User score: 5.8
- Production country: Soviet Union
- Producer: Yevgeni Chervyakov , Vladimir Gardin
- Production companies: Sovkino
- Genre: Drama
- Release date: 9/20/1927
- Run time: 95 min.
Movie description
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.
