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. 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.

Genres

Cast

Yevgeni Chervyakov

Aleksandr Pushkin

Irina Volodko

Natalie Pushkina

Boris Tamarin

Baron Dantes

Aleksandr Larikov

Nikita

Ivan Khudoleyev

Baron Benkendorf

Zoya Valevskaya

Poletika

Anatoli Nelidov

Krylov

Gennadi Michurin

Danzas

Yevgeniya Rogulina