In the Service of the Tsar (1936)
Au service du Tsar
At the turn of the last century, a beautiful spy takes advantage of a handsome officer to get across the Russian border without her passport. They fall in love. But the Grand Duke also falls in love with the young woman, who has in fact been assigned to kill him. A jealous mistress kills the spy before she can commit the crime.
- Date of release
- 1936-11-13
- TMDB
- 10.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Director
- Pierre Billon
Casting
- Pierre Richard-Willm — Count Michael Androvich Tomsky
- Alfred Adam — Ossip
- Pierre Alcover — General Platoff
- Marcel André — Admiral
- Junie Astor — Lucie Leroy
- Léon Bary — Tomsky's friend
- Marcel Herrand — Russian officer at the ball
- Sylvain Itkine — Revolutionary
- Roger Karl — Grand Duke Pierre
- Véra Korène — Anna Raditsch
- Paul Marcel
- Teddy Michaud
Interesting facts
In the Service of the Tsar is a 1936 French historical drama film directed by Pierre Billon and starring Pierre Richard-Willm, Véra Korène and Suzy Prim. It was shot at the Joinville Studios of Pathé in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Ludwig Kainer and Aimé Bazin.
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