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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 Rome 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 as Generale Korsakoff
Hugh French as Sergente Sergei Nikolsky
Antonio Centa as Principe Rasiwill
Guido Notari as Vaska
Cippi Valli as Cameriera di Elisabetta
William Tubbs
Giulio Donnini
Dino Galvani
Enzo Musumeci Greco
See also
Princess Tarakanova (1910)
Tarakanova (1930)
Princess Tarakanova (1938)
Shadow of the Eagle (1950)
References
Bibliography
Alberto Anile. Orson Welles in Italy. Indiana University Press, 2013.
External links
The Rival of the Empress at IMDb
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