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In the Service of the Tsar
At the turn of the last century, a beautiful spy takes advantage of a handsome officer to get across the Russian border without her passport. They fall in love. But the Grand Duke also falls in love with the young woman, who has in fact been assigned to kill him. A jealous mistress kills the spy before she can commit the crime.
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At the turn of the last century, a beautiful spy takes advantage of a handsome officer to get across the Russian border without her passport. They fall in love. But the Grand Duke also falls in love with the young woman, who has in fact been assigned to kill him. A jealous mistress kills the spy before she can commit the crime.
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Genre:Drama, History
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Runtime:87 minutes
Studio:Diana Film
Cast
Pierre Billon
Director
Pierre Richard-Willm
Count Michael Androvich Tomsky
Alfred Adam
Ossip
Pierre Alcover
General Platoff
Marcel André
Admiral
Junie Astor
Lucie Leroy
Léon Bary
Tomsky's friend
Marcel Herrand
Russian officer at the ball
Sylvain Itkine
Revolutionary
Roger Karl
Grand Duke Pierre
Véra Korène
Anna Raditsch
Paul Marcel
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