The Rival of the Empress

The Rival of the Empress
The Rival of the Empress
Directed by	Jacopo Comin ; Sidney Salkow
Written by	Jacques Companéez (story) ; Doreen Montgomery ; Hagar Wilde
Produced by	Dario Sabatello
Starring	Richard Greene ; Valentina Cortese ; Isa Pola
Cinematography	Tonino Delli Colli ; Erwin Hillier
Edited by	Nino Baragli ; Peter Graham Scott
Music by	Hans May
Production; companies	Scalera Film ; Tuscania Film
Distributed by	Scalera Film
Release date	22 February 1951;
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

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^[1] 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

References

^ Anile p.173

Bibliography

Alberto Anile. Orson Welles in Italy. Indiana University Press, 2013.

External links

The Rival of the Empress at IMDb

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[1] Anile p.173

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