Princess Tarakanova (1910 film)
1910 Russian film
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Princess Tarakanova (Russian: Княжна Тараканова, romanized: Knyazhna Tarakanova) is a 1910[1][2] Russian short film directed by Kai Hansen.[3]
Directed by
- Kai Hansen
- Maurice Maître
Written by
- Cheslav Sabinsky
- Ippolit Shpazhinsky
Starring
- V. Mikulina
- Nikolai Vekov
- N. Aleksandrova
Cinematography
- Joseph-Louis Mundwiller
- Toppi
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Running time | 18 minutes |
| Country | Russian Empire |
Plot
The film is based on the play Princess Tarakanova by Ippolit Shpazhinsky.[4]
The story of the alleged daughter of the secret marriage of Empress Elizabeth of Russia, who allegedly died tragically during the flood in the casemate of the Peter and Paul Fortress, where she was transferred by the will of Catherine II after a life sentence.
Cast
- V. Mikulina as Princess Tarakanova
- N. Aleksandrova as Catherine II
- Nikolai Vekov as Count Orlov
- S. Lazarev as Golitsyn
- Nadezhda Nelskaya as Francesca de Mechade
- Anatoly Rzhanov as Tolstoy
- F. Semkovsky as Samuel Greig
- Nikolai Vasilyev as Potyomkin
Criticism
Before us is a series of historical figures. Little was missed in the sense of preserving the character of the era, life and costumes. This film was deemed a major event in the film market.[5]
