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Princess Tarakanova is a french film of genre Drama directed by Mario Soldati with Annie Vernay
Princess Tarakanova (1938)
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Add to a movie listPrincess 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. 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.
The film's sets were designed by Andrej Andrejew, Guido Fiorini and Ettore Corsi.
Actors
Annie Vernay
(Élisabeth Tarakanova)
Pierre Richard-Willm
(Alexis Orloff)
Roger Karl
(Prince Radziwill)
Memo Benassi
(Ambasciatore russo)
Suzy Prim
(Catherine II)
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