A musical adaptation of the classic play "Don César de Bazan" by Adolphe d'Ennery and Philippe Dumanoir.
Acting
Boyarskiy's mustache carries harder than most lead performances.
Production
Sets that scream 'we spent the entire budget on gold paint.'

Director
Yan Frid
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This 1989 Soviet production arrived as the USSR collapsed, making its escapist royal fantasy weirdly poignant. Audiences craved glamour while their world dissolved.
Mikhail Boyarskiy was already USSR-famous from 'D'Artagnan and Three Musketeers'—basically he owned the swashbuckler genre for an entire nation.
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