Princess Tarakanova (1910 film)

Princess Tarakanova (Russian: Княжна Тараканова, romanized: Knyazhna Tarakanova) is a 1910[1][2] Russian short film directed by Kai Hansen.[3]

Princess Tarakanova
Russian: Княжна Тараканова
Directed by
  • Kai Hansen
  • Maurice Maître
Written by
Starring
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Release date
  • November 9, 1910 (1910-11-09)
Running time
18 min.
CountryRussian Empire

Plot

The film is based on the play Princess Tarakanova by Ippolit Shpazhinsky.[4]

The story of the alleged daughter of the secret marriage of Empress Elizabeth of Russia, who allegedly died tragically during the flood in the casemate of the Peter and Paul Fortress, where she was transferred by the will of Catherine II after a life sentence.

Cast
An 1864 painting by Konstantin Flavitsky

Criticism

Before us is a series of historical figures with amazing truth. Nothing is missed in the sense of preserving the character of the era, life, costumes to the last detail. This film is a major event in the film market, and we are deeply confident in its insane success.[5]

See also

References
  1. Студентов РГУ призвали воспринимать кино не только как развлечение
  2. В РГУ начались «Уроки кино»
  3. В Москве кинотеатре «Иллюзион» пройдет кинонеделя «Романовы и Россия»
  4. Великий кинемо: каталог сохранившихся игровых фильмов России: 1908-1919
  5. A list of motion picture pictures that can be authorized for public exhibition, 1911


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