• Source: Magnificent Sinner

      • Magnificent Sinner (original French title: Katia) is a 1959 French drama historical film by director Robert Siodmak about the romance between Tsar Alexander II of Russia and the then-schoolgirl Catherine Dolgorukova, who later became his mistress and finally his morganatic wife. It stars Romy Schneider as Katia, a schoolgirl who becomes the Tsar's mistress and Curd Jürgens as Tsar Alexander II of Russia. The film, originally released as Katia, was a remake of a 1938 French film of the same name, which starred Danielle Darrieux.


      Plot


      Produced in France, Magnificent Sinner stars Curd Jürgens as Tsar Alexander II, with Romy Schneider as the schoolgirl Katia who first becomes his mistress, before being elevated to the rank of princess. The romance between a married emperor and an aristocrat leads to court intrigue and a weakening of the ties of loyalty between the Tsar's ministers and their ruler, and is instrumental in Alexander's ultimate assassination.


      Cast


      Romy Schneider as Katia
      Curd Jürgens as Czar Alexander II
      Pierre Blanchar as Koubaroff
      Antoine Balpêtré as Kilbatchich
      Françoise Brion as Sophie
      Monique Mélinand as Tsarina Maria
      Michel Bouquet as Bibesco
      Bernard Dhéran as Stéphane Ryssakov
      Margo Lion as La surveillante de I'Institut Smolny
      Jacqueline Marbaux as Mlle Trépeau
      Hubert Noël as Michel Dolgorouki
      Marcel d'Orval as Petit rôle
      Yves Barsacq as Katourine
      Yves Gladine as Petit rôle
      Alain Saury as Soloviev
      Germaine Delbat as La directrice de I'institue Smolny


      Reviews


      Film critic Leonard Maltin gave the film two out of four stars, describing it as "lackluster." Bosley Crowther of The New York Times equally panned it as "an overstuffed costume picture" and "a hackneyed and ponderous bore." "It would be just as good, if not better," he continued, "if it had been a tractor with which the Tsar fell in love."


      References




      External links


      Katia (1959) at IMDb
      The Magnificent Sinner (1959), New York Times listing
      Magnificent Sinner, TV guide listing
      Magnificent Sinner Mubi listing

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