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Princess Tarakanova (1938 film)

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'Princess 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.Moliterno p.303 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.

The film was released in the USA under the title 'Betrayal'.

Cast



* Annie Vernay as lisabeth Tarakanova - la prtendante au trne de Russie

* Pierre Richard-Willm as Il conte Alexis Orloff / Le comte Alexis Orloff - le favori de Catherine II

* Roger Karl as Il principe Radziwill / Le prince Radziwill

* Suzy Prim as L'imperatrice Caterina II / L'impratrice Catherine II

* Memo Benassi as L'ambasciatore russo '(In the Italian version)'

* Georges Paulais as L'ambassadeur russe '(In the French version)'

* Guglielmo Sinaz as Il grande inquisitore '(In the Italian version)'

* Ren Bergeron as Le grand inquisiteur '(In the French version)'

* Anna Magnani as Marietta, la cameriera '(In the Italian version)'

* Janine Merrey as Mariette, la camriste '(In the French version)'

* Antonio Centa as Il capitano Sleptozow '(In the Italian version)'

* Jacques Berlioz as Le capitaine Sleptozoff '(In the French version)'

* Abel Jacquin as Il capitano Nikolsky / Le capitaine Nikolsky.

* Enrico Glori as Il mercante / Le marchand

* Alberto Sordi as Ciaruskin

* Amedeo Trilli as Ravic

*Vasco Cataldo

*Rolando Costantino

*Enrico Gozzo

*Wilma Grazia

*Mario Mari

*Mauprey

*Guglielmo Morresi

*Teodoro Pescara Pateras

*Gennaro Sabatano

*Giovanni Stupin

*Germana Vivian

*Cesare Zoppetti

See also



* 'Princess Tarakanova' (1910)

* 'Tarakanova' (1930)

* 'Shadow of the Eagle' (1950)

* 'The Rival of the Empress' (1951)

References





Bibliography



* Moliterno, Gino. 'The A to Z of Italian Cinema'. Scarecrow Press, 2009.




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