Nov 13, 1936
87 min
Full-HD

In the Service of the Tsar (1936)

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.

Category

Drama History

Country

France

Companies

Diana Film

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

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