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Tarakanova
Princess Tarakanova (c. 1745 – ) was a pretender to the Russian throne. She styled herself, among other names, ''Knyazhna Yelizaveta Vladimirskaya'' (Princess of Vladimir, Russia, Vladimir), ''Fräulein Frank'', and ''Madame Trémouille''. Tarakanova (''tarakan'' is the Russian word for cockroach) is a later name, used only in entertainment (literature, theater, films, paintings), apparently on the basis of how she lived her last months and died. In her own time, she was not known by that name. Life Tarakanova claimed to be the daughter of Alexei Razumovsky and Empress Elizabeth of Russia, reared in Saint Petersburg. Even her place of birth, however, is not certain, and her real name is not known. She is known to have traveled to several cities in Western Europe, and to have become a mistress of Count Philipp Ferdinand of Limburg Stirum, apparently in the hope that he would marry her. She eventually was arrested in Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany, Tuscany by Alexei Gri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Tarakanova (1938 Film)
''Princess Tarakanova'' (Italian: ''La principessa Tarakanova'') is a 1938 French-Italian historical film directed by Fyodor Otsep and Mario Soldati and starring Annie Vernay, Pierre Richard-Willm and Roger Karl.Moliterno p.303 It portrays the life of the 18th century pretender to the Russian throne Princess Tarakanova. The story has been turned into films a number of times including a 1930 film, ''Tarakanova''. The film's sets were designed by Andrej Andrejew, Guido Fiorini and Ettore Corsi. The film was released in the USA under the title ''Betrayal''. Cast * Annie Vernay as Élisabeth Tarakanova - la prétendante au trône de Russie * Pierre Richard-Willm as Il conte Alexis Orloff / Le comte Alexis Orloff - le favori de Catherine II * Roger Karl as Il principe Radziwill / Le prince Radziwill * Suzy Prim as L'imperatrice Caterina II / L'impératrice Catherine II * Memo Benassi as L'ambasciatore russo ''(In the Italian version)'' * Georges Paulais as L'ambassadeur ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Tarakanova (1910 Film)
Princess Tarakanova (russian: Княжна Тараканова, Knyazhna Tarakanova) is a 1910 Russian short film directed by Kai Hansen. Plot The film is based on the play ''Princess Tarakanova'' by Ippolit Shpazhinsky. The story of the alleged daughter of the secret marriage of Empress Elizabeth of Russia, who allegedly died tragically during the flood in the casemate of the Peter and Paul Fortress, where she was transferred by the will of Catherine II after a life sentence. Cast * V. Mikulina as Princess Tarakanova * N. Aleksandrova as Catherine II * Nikolai Vekov as Count Orlov * S. Lazarev as Golitsyn * Nadezhda Nelskaya as Francesca de Mechade * Anatoly Rzhanov as Tolstoy * F. Semkovsky as Samuel Greig * Nikolai Vasilyev as Potyomkin Criticism Before us is a series of historical figures with amazing truth. Nothing is missed in the sense of preserving the character of the era, life, costumes to the last detail. This film is a major event in the film mark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shadow Of The Eagle (1950 Film)
''Shadow of the Eagle'' is a 1950 British-Italian historical drama film directed by Sidney Salkow and starring Richard Greene, Valentina Cortese and Greta Gynt.Richards p.140 A separate Italian version '' The Rival of the Empress'' was released the following year. It was shot partly at Teddington Studios and partly on location in Italy. The film's art direction was by Wilfred Shingleton. Plot 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. Cast * Richard Greene as Count Alexei Orloff * Valentina Cortese as Elizabeth, Princess Tarakanova * Greta Gynt as Countess Loradona Camponiello * Binnie Barnes as Catherine - Empress of Russia * Charles Goldner as General Korsakov * Hugh French as Captain Sergei Nikolsky * Walter Rilla as Prince Radziwill * Dennis Vance as V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarakanova (film)
''Tarakanova'' is a 1930 French historical drama film directed by Raymond Bernard and starring Édith Jéhanne, Paule Andral and Olaf Fjord. It depicts the life of Princess Tarakanoff the pretender to the throne of Catherine II in Eighteenth Century Russia.Powrie & Rebillard p.93 Cast * Édith Jéhanne - Tarakanova / Soeur Dosithée * Paule Andral - L'Impératrice Catherine II * Olaf Fjord - Le Comte Alexis Orlof * Rudolf Klein-Rogge - Le Comte Chouvalof * Charles Lamy - Le Prince Charles Kradziwell * Camille Bert - L'Amiral Greigh * Antonin Artaud - Le jeune tzigane * Ernest Ferny - Le Comte Potemkine * Andrew Brunelle - Kansoff See also * ''Princess Tarakanova'' (1910) * ''Princess Tarakanova'' (1938) * '' Shadow of the Eagle'' (1950) * ''The Rival of the Empress ''The Rival of the Empress'' (Italian: ''La rivale dell'imperatrice'') is a 1951 Italian historical adventure film directed by Jacopo Comin and Sidney Salkow and starring Richard Greene, Valentina Cor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rival Of The Empress
''The Rival of the Empress'' (Italian: ''La rivale dell'imperatrice'') is a 1951 Italian historical adventure film directed by Jacopo Comin and Sidney Salkow and starring Richard Greene, Valentina Cortese and Isa Pola. A separate English-language version '' Shadow of the Eagle'' was released the previous year. It was shot at the Scalera Studios in RomeAnile p.173 with sets designed by Wilfred Shingleton. The costumes were designed by Vittorio Nino Novarese. Star Richard Greene was dubbed by the Italian actor Massimo Serato. Plot 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. Cast * Richard Greene as Conte Alexei Orloff * Valentina Cortese as Principessa Tarakanova * Greta Gynt as Contessa Loradona Campaniello * Isa Pola as Imperatrice Catarina * Charles Goldner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexei Razumovsky
Count Alexei Grigorievich Razumovsky (russian: Граф Алексе́й Григо́рьевич Разумо́вский, uk, Граф Олексій Григорович Розумовський; 1709–1771) was a Ukrainians, Ukrainian-born Russian Empire, Russian Registered Cossack who rose to become the lover, and it was suggested he was the morganatic spouse of the Empress Elizabeth of Russia, Elizabeth Petrovna of Russia. A member of the Razumovsky, House of Razumovsky, he survived Elizabeth. The matter of any children they may have had together is unresolved. Early life Alexei Grigorievich Razumovsky was born as Alexei (or Oleksiy) Rozum on 17 March 1709 (NS: 28 March) on Lemeshi, a farm in the area of Chernigov Regiment, Tsardom of Russia (now Ukraine), to the family of a registered Ukrainian-born Cossack, Gregory Rozum. In his youth he was a shepherd and he was taught to read and write by a rural sexton. Having a fine voice he sang in the choir at the village chur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philipp Ferdinand Of Limburg Stirum
Philipp Ferdinand von Limburg Stirum (born 1734, died 1794), Count of Limburg, lord of Styrum, was the fourth reigning count from the branch Limburg-Styrum-Styrum. He was also heir of Wilhermsdorf in Franconia and of the sovereign Lordship of Oberstein. He is known for his very extravagant and fastuous lifestyle, which caused his bankruptcy, and for having been the lover of Princess Tarakanova. Life Philipp Ferdinand was born on August 21, 1734 in Schillingsfürst. He was the fifth son of Christian Otto, count of Limburg Stirum and his wife, née Carolina Juliana princess of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst. After the death of his mother in 1758, he inherited the ''Herrschaft'' of Wilhermsdorf. Philipp Ferdinand was megalomaniac, and led a fastuous life in his palace of Wilhermsdorf, inspired by the court of Versailles. He had his own court theatre, music chapel and even a corps of hussar. In 1760, after his elder brother's death, he inherited Styrum. Because of his ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Richard-Willm
Pierre Richard-Willm (3 November 1895 – 12 April 1983) was a French stage and film actor during the 1930s and 1940s."Pierre Richard-Willm" aCiné-Ressources Retrieved 1 November 2020. Biography Pierre Richard-Willm (originally Alexandre-Pierre Richard) was born in south-western France in the city of Bayonne. He was brought up at first in Barcelona and then, after the death of his mother Elisabeth-Fanny Willm, in Paris. In 1916 he joined the army, and fought during World War I. After the war he became a sculptor, and in 1921 he started playing bit roles on stage. In 1924 he took part of in the Art competitions at the 1924 Summer Olympics, sculpturing art competition of the 1924 Summer Olympics, Games of the VIII Olympiad, making a group of sculptures on rugby and skating. In 1925 he was chosen by Ida Rubinstein to appear with her in a stage production of ''La Dame aux camélias'' at the Odéon-Théâtre de l'Europe, Odéon in Paris, and other leading roles at that theatre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annie Vernay
Annie Vernay (November 21, 1921 – August 15, 1941) was a French actress, who emerged as a star of the French cinema before her sudden death at the age of nineteen. After winning a beauty contest, Vernay appeared in seven French films including Max Ophüls's ''The Novel of Werther'' (1938).Goble p.481 Her performances attracted interest from American studios. While en route to Hollywood via the Atlantic, she contracted typhus and died in Buenos Aires. Selected filmography * ''The Lie of Nina Petrovna'' (1938) * ''Princess Tarakanova'' (1938) * ''The Novel of Werther'' (1938) * ''Hangman's Noose'' (1940) * ''Sing Anyway ''Sing Anyway'' (French: ''Chantons quand même'') is a 1940 French musical comedy film directed by Pierre Caron and starring Annie Vernay, Paul Cambo and Marie Bizet.Crisp p.418 The film's art direction was by Jean Douarinou. Cast * Guy Berry ...'' (1940) References External links * Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Édith Jéhanne
Édith Jéhanne (9 February 1899 – 14 June 1949) was a French film actress of the silent and early sound era. Filmography * 1922: ''Rouletabille chez les bohémiens'' (dir. Henri Fescourt) * 1922: ''Triplepatte'' (dir. Raymond Bernard) * 1924: '' Le Miracle des loups'' (dir. Raymond Bernard) * 1927: '' The Chess Player'' (dir. Raymond Bernard) * 1927: '' The Love of Jeanne Ney'' (dir. Georg Wilhelm Pabst) * 1928: ''Le Perroquet verre'' (dir. Jean Milva) * 1930: ''Tarakanova'' (dir. Raymond Bernard) * 1930: ''Quand nous étions deux'' (dir. Léonce Perret Léonce Joseph Perret (14 March 1880 – 12 August 1935) was a prolific and innovative French film actor, director and producer.The Museum of Modern Art(retrieved 7 June 2007) He also worked as a stage actor and director. Often described as avant ...) Notes References Bibliography * * * * * * External links * * 1899 births 1949 deaths Year of death unknown French film actresses French silent film actr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentina Cortese
Valentina Cortese (1 January 1923 – 10 July 2019) was an Italian actress. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in François Truffaut's '' Day for Night'' (1973). Personal life Cortese was born in Milan to a family from Stresa, Piedmont. In 1940, she met conductor Victor de Sabata, who was 31 years older and married with children. She left high school to follow him to Rome, and there she graduated from the Academy of Dramatic Art. They separated in 1948. Cortese married Richard Basehart, her co-star in '' The House on Telegraph Hill'', in 1951, and had one son with him, the actor Jackie Basehart; they divorced in 1960. She never remarried. Jackie Basehart died in Milan in 2015, predeceasing Cortese. Cortese died on 10 July 2019, aged 96. Career Cortese made her screen debut in Italian films in 1940, leading to her first internationally acclaimed roles in Riccardo Freda's 1948 Italian film ''Les Misérables'' with Gino Ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
