The daughter of René, King of Provence, who has been blind since birth, is unaware of her misfortune thanks to her father's diligence. She is betrothed to Robert, Duke of Burgundy. Her father hopes to restore his daughter's sight before the wedding with the help of a Moorish doctor. Robert and his friend Godfrey of Vaudemont, Count of Isonde, Champagne, Clervaux, and Montargis arrive at the castle. Robert is in love with Matilda, Countess of Lorraine, and wants to ask King René to break his promise. Vodemons sees the sleeping Jolanta, falls in love with her, and asks the king for his daughter's hand. Upon learning that Robert loves another, the king agrees to the wedding. The doctor's efforts are successful, the girl regains her sight and, happy, gets married.
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Natalya Rudnaya
Iolanta
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Fyodor Nikitin
King René
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Yuri Perov
Count Vaudémont
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Aleksandr Belyavskiy
Robert
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Brigada
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Pyotr Glebov
Ibn-Hakia
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Valentina Ushakova
Marta
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Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears
Valdemārs Zandbergs
Bertrand
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Valentina Sharykina
Brigitta
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Down House
Janis Filipsons
Alméric
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Arnolds Milbrets
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Olga Amalina
Laura
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Vladimir Gorikker Director · Vadims Mass Cinematographer Marija Čardiņina Editor
First release April 20, 1963 · Produced in Russia · Languages Latvian, Russian
Production
Rīgas kinostudija
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Russia
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Original title
Jolanta
Original language
Latvian
Spoken on screen
Latvian · Russian
Release dates
Russia · April 20, 1963
Premiere · Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR
Russia · September 2, 1963
Theatrical · In cinemas nationwide
No release date listed for United States.
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