''Prisoner of the Volga'' is a 1959 adventure film starring
John Derek. He plays an officer in the time of the Tsar who is sentenced to
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''Prisoner of the Volga'' at New York Times
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Plot
Cast
* John Derek: Alexis Orloff
* Elsa Martinelli
Elsa Martinelli (born Elisa Tia; 30 January 1935 – 8 July 2017) was an Italian actress and fashion model.
Life and career
Born Elisa Tia in Grosseto, Tuscany, she moved to Rome with her family. In 1953, she was discovered by Roberto Capu ...
: Masha
* Dawn Addams: Tatiana
* Wolfgang Preiss
Wolfgang Preiss (27 February 1910 – 27 November 2002) was a German theatre, film and television actor.
The son of a teacher, Preiss studied philosophy, German, and drama in the early 1930s. He also took private acting classes with Hans Schlen ...
: Ossip
* Gert Fröbe: Professor
* Charles Vanel
Charles-Marie Vanel (21 August 1892 – 15 April 1989) was a French actor and director. During his 76-year film career, which began in 1912, he appeared in more than 200 films and worked with many prominent directors, including Alfred Hitchcock ...
: General Gorew
* Rik Battaglia: Lisekno
* Nerio Bernardi
Nerio Bernardi (23 July 1899 – 12 January 1971) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in nearly 200 films between 1918 and 1970. He was born in Bologna, Italy and died in Rome, Italy.
Selected filmography
* ''Nero'' (1922)
* '' The Shep ...
: Elagin
* Nino Marchetti
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: Michailow
* Arturo Bragaglia
Arturo Bragaglia (7 January 1893 – 21 January 1962) was an Italian actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1938 to 1961.
Selected filmography
References
External links
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1893 births
1962 deaths
Italian male f ...
; the Prince
* Jacques Castelot: Jakowiew
* Feodor Chaliapin, Jr.: Fomitsch
References
External links
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1959 films
Italian adventure films
French adventure films
Films set in Russia
Films set in the 19th century
Films directed by Victor Tourjansky
English-language French films
English-language Italian films
English-language Yugoslav films
Yugoslav adventure films
1959 adventure films
Films scored by Norbert Glanzberg
1950s English-language films
1950s Italian films
1950s French films
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