The Poet and the Tsar
Original title: Поэт и царь
6.4(5)19271h 35mRU
Directed by Yevgeni Chervyakov
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.
