| In the Service of the Tsar | |
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| Directed by | Pierre Billon |
| Written by | Jacques Companéez Bernard Zimmer |
| Produced by | Adolphe Osso Michel Safra |
| Starring | Pierre Richard-Willm Véra Korène Suzy Prim |
| Cinematography | Nikolai Toporkoff |
| Edited by | Georges Friedland |
| Music by | Michel Michelet |
Production company | Diana Film |
| Distributed by | Les Films H. Roussillon |
Release date |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
In the Service of the Tsar (French: Au service du tsar) is a 1936 French historical drama film directed by Pierre Billon and starring Pierre Richard-Willm, Véra Korène and Suzy Prim.[1][2] It was shot at the Joinville Studios of Pathé in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Ludwig Kainer and Aimé Bazin.
Synopsis[edit]
In the Russian Empire at the turn of the 20th century, an attractive female revolutionary enlist the unwitting help of an army officer to cross the border. She plans to assassinate a grand duke, but romantic complications fall in the way.
Cast[edit]
- Pierre Richard-Willm as Le comte Michel Androvitch Tomsky
- Véra Korène as Anna Raditsch
- Suzy Prim as La comtesse Olga Belsky
- Roger Karl as Le grand-duc Pierre
- Alfred Adam as Ossip
- Pierre Alcover as Le général Platoff
- Marcel André as L'amiral
- Junie Astor as Lucie Leroy
- Léon Bary as L'ami de Tomsky
- Marcel Herrand as Un officier russe au bal
- Sylvain Itkine as Un révolutionnaire
- Odette Talazac as La baronne
References[edit]
Bibliography[edit]
- Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1935–1939. Pygmalion, 1986.
- Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929–1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
