Katia is a 1938 French historical drama film starring Danielle Darrieux. The movie was directed by Maurice Tourneur, based on novel Princesse Mathe Bibesco by Marthe Bibesco under the pseudonym Lucile Decaux. It tells the love affair of Russian princess and Czar Alexander II.
It was remade in 1959 with the same title, which starred Romy Schneider.
Cast Danielle Darrieux as Katia Dolgoroukov John Loder as Le tsar Alexandre II Marie-Hélène Dasté as La Tsarine Aimé Clariond as Le Comte Schouwaloff Marcel Carpentier as Le général Potapoff Raymond Aimos as Anatole - l'ouvrier parisien Georges Prieur as Le chambellan Thérèse Dorny as La baronne Marcelle Praince as La grande-duchesse Jacques Erwin as Troubetzkoï André Carnège as Le grand-duc Pierre Labry as Le sergent de police Georges Flateau as L'empereur Napoléon III Génia Vaury as L'impératrice Eugénie Jacqueline Dhomont as Une élève du pensionnat Anthony Gildès as Un dignitaire Paul Marthès as L'ambassadeur turc Robert Seller as Un consommateur André Varennes as Ivanoff Paul Demange as Un consommateur André Numès Fils as Un consommateur Georges Douking as L'espion Paul Escoffier as Le médecin Eddy Debray as Louis - le terroriste Marthe Mellot as Une surveillante du pensionnat Ginette d'Yd as Une dame d'honneur Ariane Pathé as Une élève du pensionnat Marie-Claire as Une élève du pensionnat Germaine Michel as Sidonie Marcel Simon as Le prince Dolgorouky Charlotte Lysès as La directrice du pensionnat Jeanne Provost as Mademoiselle Trépeau
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External links
Katia at the British Film Institute