A Host of White Princesses
On April 8, 1894, a young princess from the Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt, to the great joy of the heir to the Russian throne, Nicholas, finally agrees to convert to Orthodoxy and become his wife. So begins the story of the family of the last Russian emperor. Their letters, diary entries, drawings, photographs and documentary films of the pre-revolutionary years create a kind of family chronicle.
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A Host of White Princesses
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
Dec 10, 1992
Runtime
1h 42m
Genres
Documentary, History
Original Title
Сонм белых княжон
Production Companies
Krug, Mosfilm
Director
Nikolai Obukhovich
Description
On April 8, 1894, a young princess from the Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt, to the great joy of the heir to the Russian throne, Nicholas, finally agrees to convert to Orthodoxy and become his wife. So begins the story of the family of the last Russian emperor. Their letters, diary entries, drawings, photographs and documentary films of the pre-revolutionary years create a kind of family chronicle.
