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.[1] 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.
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| Directed by | Mario Soldati Fyodor Otsep |
| Written by | Jacques Companéez André Lang Evelina Levi Hans Jacoby Henri Jeanson Ladislao Vajda Mario Soldati |
| Produced by | Robert Dandi Seymour Nebenzal |
| Starring | Annie Vernay Pierre Richard-Willm Roger Karl Suzy Prim |
| Cinematography | Curt Courant Massimo Terzano |
| Edited by | Georges Friedland Ferdinando Maria Poggioli |
| Music by | Renzo Rossellini Antonio Veretti Riccardo Zandonai |
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| Distributed by | EIA Les Distributeurs Associés |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Countries | France Italy |
| Languages | French Italian |
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.
Cast
edit- Annie Vernay as Élisabeth Tarakanova - la prétendante au trône de Russie
- Pierre Richard-Willm as Il conte Alexis Orloff / Le comte Alexis Orloff - le favori de Catherine II
- Roger Karl as Il principe Radziwill / Le prince Radziwill
- Suzy Prim as L'imperatrice Caterina II / L'impératrice Catherine II
- Memo Benassi as L'ambasciatore russo (In the Italian version)
- Georges Paulais as L'ambassadeur russe (In the French version)
- Guglielmo Sinaz as Il grande inquisitore (In the Italian version)
- René Bergeron as Le grand inquisiteur (In the French version)
- Anna Magnani as Marietta, la cameriera (In the Italian version)
- Janine Merrey as Mariette, la camériste (In the French version)
- Antonio Centa as Il capitano Sleptozow (In the Italian version)
- Jacques Berlioz as Le capitaine Sleptozoff (In the French version)
- Abel Jacquin as Il capitano Nikolsky / Le capitaine Nikolsky.
- Enrico Glori as Il mercante / Le marchand
- Alberto Sordi as Ciaruskin
- Amedeo Trilli as Ravic
- Vasco Cataldo
- Rolando Costantino
- Enrico Gozzo
- Wilma Grazia
- Mario Mari
- Mauprey
- Guglielmo Morresi
- Teodoro Pescara Pateras
- Gennaro Sabatano
- Giovanni Stupin
- Germana Vivian
- Cesare Zoppetti
See also
edit- Princess Tarakanova (1910)
- Tarakanova (1930)
- Shadow of the Eagle (1950)
- The Rival of the Empress (1951)
References
edit- ^ Moliterno p.303
Bibliography
edit- Moliterno, Gino. The A to Z of Italian Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
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