Overview
Tsar Alexandre II meets a young student, Katia. He understands that he loves her and try to send her away but they end up seeing each other again and becomes his mistress. With the help of Katia, Alexandre prepares a liberal constitution, but these reforms make him hostile to the more privileged subjects without satirising the revolutionaries against the regime.
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 Institut Supervisor
- Jacqueline Marbaux as Mlle Trépeau