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.
Yevgeni Chervyakov
Irina Volodko
Konstantin Karenin
Boris Tamarin
L. Tkachyov
Ye. Roziner
Aleksei Feona
Ivan Lerskiy
Aleksandr Larikov
Olga Spirova
Ivan Khudoleyev
Zoya Valevskaya
Anatoli Nelidov
Fyodor Lopukhov
Gennadi Michurin