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1939 · 94 mins · German
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Directed by
Carl Froelich
Starring
Zarah Leander, Fritz Rasp, Leopold von Ledebur, Hans Stüwe, Maria Loja, Maria Reisenhofer

In 1865 Katharina attends a Moscow ball and reunites with Piotr Illich Tchaikowsky, her first love. She is trapped in a loveless marriage to Michael Iwanowitsch Murakin, while Piotr is engaged to dancer Nastassia. Katharina funds his career, sacrificing her happiness. Years later, free, she finds Piotr dying of cholera and can close his eyes.

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