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.
as Aleksandr Pushkin
as Natalie Pushkina
as Nikolas the I'st
as Baron Dantes
as Vyasemskiy
as Aleksandra, Nathalie's sister
as Zhukovskiy
as Bulgarin
as Nikita
as Yekaterina, Nathalie's sister
as Baron Benkendorf
as Poletika
as Krylov
as Gogol
as Danzas
as Smirnova-Rosset
