Princess Tarakanova (1938)

Original title

La principessa Tarakanova

Directed by

Fedor Ozep, Mario Soldati

Genre

drama film

Country

France, Italy

Runtime

1h 38m

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An 18th century woman claims to be the rightful heir to the Russian throne. She faces political intrigue and personal danger as she fights for her claim.

historicaldramaticstatelytragicsomberromanticcourtly

What happens

Princess Tarakanova (Italian: La principessa Tarakanova) is a 1938 French-Italian historical film directed by Fyodor Otsep and Mario Soldati and starring Annie Vernay, Pierre Richard-Willm and Roger Karl. It portrays the life of the 18th century pretender to the Russian throne Princess Tarakanova. The story has been turned into films a number of times including a 1930 film, Tarakanova. The film's sets were designed by Andrej Andrejew, Guido Fiorini and Ettore Corsi. The film was released in the USA under the title Betrayal. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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