Overview
In the middle of the 19th century, Tsar Alexander II made the acquaintance of a young aristocratic girl from the provinces, unruly in character. He falls in love with her and tries to see her again.
Fun facts
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Setting
Set in Paris
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Music
Music by Wal-Berg
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Robert Lefebvre
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Marthe BibescoNovel
- Jacques CompanéezWriter
- Jean-Jacques BernardWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- November 7, 1938
- Original language
- French
- Countries
- France
Production
Cast
Danielle DarrieuxCatherine Dolgorousky, aka 'Katia'
John LoderTsar Alexandre II of Russia
Aimé ClariondCount Schowaloff
Marie-Hélène DastéTsarina Maria Alexandrovna
Jeanne ProvostMademoiselle Trépeau
Marcel CarpentierGeneral Potapoff
Thérèse DornyBaroness
Marcelle PrainceGrand Duchess- Génia VauryEmpress Eugénie
Raymond AimosAnatole, Parisian worker
Georges PrieurChamberlain
Jacques ErwinTroubetzkoï
André CarnègeGrand Duke- Geller
Pierre LabryPolice sergeant
Georges FlateauEmperor Napoléon III- Jacqueline DhomontStudent at the boarding school
Anthony GildèsDignitary- Paul MarthèsTurkish ambassador
- Jean Aymé
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