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Adorable Sinner

Original title: Katia
  • 1959
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
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Romy Schneider and Curd Jürgens in Adorable Sinner (1959)
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Czar Alexander II meets a schoolgirl called Katia. Realizing that he loves her, he attempts to push her away but to no avail. She becomes his mistress. With Katia's help, Alexander is workin... Read allCzar Alexander II meets a schoolgirl called Katia. Realizing that he loves her, he attempts to push her away but to no avail. She becomes his mistress. With Katia's help, Alexander is working on a liberal constitution.Czar Alexander II meets a schoolgirl called Katia. Realizing that he loves her, he attempts to push her away but to no avail. She becomes his mistress. With Katia's help, Alexander is working on a liberal constitution.

  • Director
    • Robert Siodmak
  • Writers
    • Charles Spaak
    • Princesse Bibesco
    • Georges Neveux
  • Stars
    • Romy Schneider
    • Curd Jürgens
    • Pierre Blanchar
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    499
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Robert Siodmak
    • Writers
      • Charles Spaak
      • Princesse Bibesco
      • Georges Neveux
    • Stars
      • Romy Schneider
      • Curd Jürgens
      • Pierre Blanchar
    • 5User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Romy Schneider
    Romy Schneider
    • Katia Dolgorouki
    Curd Jürgens
    Curd Jürgens
    • Le tsar Alexander II
    Pierre Blanchar
    Pierre Blanchar
    • Le général Koubaroff
    Antoine Balpêtré
    Antoine Balpêtré
    • Kilbatchich
    Françoise Brion
    Françoise Brion
    • Sophie Perovski
    Monique Mélinand
    • La tsarine Maria Alexandrovna
    Michel Bouquet
    Michel Bouquet
    • Jelinbow
    Bernard Dhéran
    • Stéphane Ryssakov
    Margo Lion
    Margo Lion
    • La surveillante de l'Institut Smolny
    Jacqueline Marbaux
    • Mademoiselle Trépeau
    Hubert Noël
    Hubert Noël
    • Michel Dolgorouki
    Marcel d'Orval
    • Petit rôle
    Yves Barsacq
    Yves Barsacq
    • Katourine
    Yves Gladine
    • Petit rôle
    Alain Saury
    Alain Saury
    • Soloviev
    Gabrielle Dorziat
    Gabrielle Dorziat
    • La directrice de l'institut Smolny
    Senta Berger
    Senta Berger
    • Une dame de la cour
    • (uncredited)
    Liliane Chenevière
    • Une élève
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Robert Siodmak
    • Writers
      • Charles Spaak
      • Princesse Bibesco
      • Georges Neveux
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    • Trivia
      After The Story of Vickie (1954) and the Sissi-Trilogy this is the 5th time Romy Schneider is playing a real-life monarch as a romanticized version of it in the 1950s.
    • Goofs
      Russian last names are usually declined, especially if they end with "iy" or "ov". They are changed to "aya" and "ova". During the entire movie the male version of the last names are used when addressing or announcing women. So was Katjas last name "Dolgorukova" instead of "Dolgoruki" as said in the movie.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Private School (1983)

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    Romy Schneider takes on Danielle Darrieux's part....

    A remake of Maurice Tourneur's eponymous movie of the late thirties,"Katia" is ,like its predecessor ,a harmless charming movie.Romy Schneider is gorgeous,Curd Jurgens ,a credible czar;the cast also includes earnest thespians Monique Mélinand as the unfortunate empress and Chabrol's future favorite Michel Bouquet as an anarchist.

    French lefty critics were very hard on "katia" when it was released."The 1959 cinematographic season" slagged it off,calling it " a committed work" (but in the wrong sense of the term),which praised tsarism.Such opinions seem irrelevant today."Katia" is to Russia what "Sissi " was to Austria: a nice fairytale,probably not very historically accurate,but who cares?
    • dbdumonteil
    • Nov 12, 2005
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    • Release date
      • January 20, 1960 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Official site
      • Gaumont (France)
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Magnificent Sinner
    • Filming locations
      • Paris, France
    • Production company
      • Spéva Films
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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