During the 18th century, the empress of Russia Catherine the Great sends her lover Count Alexei Orloff to kidnap her rival for the throne, the pretender Elizabeth, Princess Tarakanova, from Venice. However, Orloff ends up falling in love with the princess.
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Richard Greene
Count Alexei Orloff
Known for
The Hound of the Baskervilles
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Valentina Cortese
Princess Tarakanova
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Greta Gynt
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Isa Pola
Empress Catherine
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Charles Goldner
General Korsakoff
Known for
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Hugh French
Sargeant Sergei Nikolsky
Also in
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Antonio Centa
Prince Radziwiłł
Known for
The Wages of Fear
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Guido Notari
Vaska
Also in
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Cippi Valli
Elizabeth's maid
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William Tubbs
Known for
The Wages of Fear
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Giulio Donnini
Known for
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The Comics 2
Dino Galvani
Also in
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Sidney Salkow Director · Jacopo Comin Director Hagar Wilde Screenplay
First release February 22, 1951 · Produced in Italy · Production Tuscania
Production
Scalera Film
Production
Tuscania
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Italy
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · February 22, 1951
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No release date listed for United States.
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