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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]

Princess Tarakanova
Russian: Княжна Тараканова
Directed by	Kai Hansen Maurice Maître
Written by	Cheslav Sabinsky Ippolit Shpazhinsky
Starring	V. Mikulina Nikolai Vekov N. Aleksandrova
Cinematography	Joseph-Louis Mundwiller Toppi
Production company	Pathé
Release date	November 9, 1910 (1910-11-09)
Running time	18 min.
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 with amazing truth. Nothing is missed in the sense of preserving the character of the era, life, costumes to the last detail. This film is a major event in the film market, and we are deeply confident in its insane success.[5]

See also

• Tarakanova (1930)
• Princess Tarakanova (1938)
• Shadow of the Eagle (1950)
• The Rival of the Empress (1951)

References

External links

• Princess Tarakanova at IMDb

На других языках

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- [en] Princess Tarakanova (1910 film)

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[ru] Княжна Тараканова (фильм)

«Княжна Тараканова» — российский дореволюционный художественный немой фильм, снятый в 1910 году по одноимённой пьесе И. В. Шпажинского.

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