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The Lie of Nina Petrovna
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Wikipedia article
'The Lie of Nina Petrovna' (French: 'Le mensonge de Nina Petrovna') is a 1937 French drama film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Isa Miranda, Fernand Gravey and Aim Clariond.Gundle p.131 It is a remake of the 1929 silent film 'The Wonderful Lies of Nina Petrovna' with the setting moved from the Russian Empire to Imperial Vienna. The film's sets were designed by the art director Guy de Gastyne.
Synopsis
A beautiful Russian woman in Vienna becomes the mistress of the powerful Baron Engern. However, she meets and falls in love with a young army officer. She is prepared to give up everything for him, but knowing that the Baron will ruin his career, she is forced to leave him and return to her former lover.
Partial cast
* Isa Miranda as Nina Petrovna
* Fernand Gravey as Lieutenant Franz Korff
* Aim Clariond as Baron Engern
* Annie Vernay as Lisl
* Gabrielle Dorziat as Baroness Engern
* Paulette Dubost as Lotte
* Roland Toutain as Tony
* Raymond Galle as L'avocat
* Paul Ollivier as Le gnral
* Raymond Aimos as Le berger
* Ren Dary as Boris
* Roger Legris as Pierre
* Pierre Magnier as L'oncle
* Jean Rousselire as L'officier franais
References
Bibliography
* Gundle, Stephen. 'Mussolini's Dream Factory: Film Stardom in Fascist Italy'. Berghahn Books, 2013.
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