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Magnificent Sinner
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Wikipedia article
'Magnificent Sinner' (original French title: 'Katia') is a 1959 French film by director Robert Siodmak about the romance between Tsar Alexander II of Russia and the then-schoolgirl Catherine Dolgorukov, who later became his mistress and finally his morganatic wife. It stars Romy Schneider as Katia, a schoolgirl who becomes the Tsar's mistress and Curd Jrgens as Tsar Alexander II of Russia. The film, originally released as 'Katia', was a remake of a 1938 French film of the same name, which starred Danielle Darrieux.
Plot
Produced in France, 'Magnificent Sinner' stars Curd Jrgens as Tsar Alexander II, with Romy Schneider as the schoolgirl Katia who first becomes his mistress, before being elevated to the rank of princess. The romance between emperor and commoner leads to court intrigue and a weakening of the ties of loyalty between the Tsar's ministers and their ruler, and is instrumental in Alexander's ultimate assassination.Material in this section was obtained from the four film listings given in "external links."
Cast
*Romy Schneider as Katia
*Curd Jrgens as Tsar Alexander II of Russia
*Monique Mlinand as Tsarina Maria, wife of Alexander II
*Pierre Blanchar as Koubaroff
*Antoine Balptr as Kilbatchich
*Franoise Brion as Sophie
*Michel Bouquet as Bibesco
*Bernard Dhran as Stphane Ryssakov
*Margo Lion as the superintendent of the Smolny Institute
*Hubert Nol as Michel Dolgorouki
*Yves Barsacq as Katourine
*Gabrielle Dorziat as the Director of the Smolny Institute
*Jacqueline Marbaux as Mlle Trpeau
*Alain Saury as Soloviev
*Hans Czille as the Tsarevich
*Germaine Delbat as the Governess
*Egon von Jordan as the aide de camp
*Robert Le Bal as the Baron
*Paul Mercey as the serf
*Pierre-Jacques Moncorbier as Ryssakov
*Martine Spira as Katia's sister-in-law
*Hans Unterkircher as General Paskievitch
Reviews
Film critic Leonard Maltin gave the film two out of four stars, describing it as "lackluster."[http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/82402/Magnificent-Sinner/ 'Magnificent Sinner'], TCM Bosley Crowther of 'The New York Times' equally panned it as "an overstuffed costume picture" and "a hackneyed and ponderous bore." "It would be just as good, if not better," he continued, "if it had been a tractor with which the Tsar fell in love."[https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9505E6DF1039E43BBC4D51DFB2668388679EDE 'Magnificent Sinner'], 'The New York Times'
References
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