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Princess Tarakanova

191018 minRussia
Drama

Synopsis

A woman claiming a connection to the Russian imperial family becomes a prisoner of Catherine II's regime. The drama follows the legend of Princess Tarakanova and her supposed death during a flood inside the fortress where she is confined.

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Wikimedia Commons
Original language
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
This copy runs
18:27
Subtitles
No subtitle track in this language

No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. No subtitle track in this language.

Languages and subtitles

No subtitle track in this language

Wikimedia Commons · Georges Meyer / Maurice Maître / Kai Hansen · Public domain

Cast

DirectorsKai HansenMaurice Maître

Inspirations

The film adapts Ippolit Shpazhinsky's play. Its account belongs to the dramatic legend surrounding the claimant, rather than a reliable reconstruction of her death.

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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.

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Availability checked on September 16, 2026.

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