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The most beautiful actress of the screen...in her greatest role
1928 · 73 min · ★ 10.0 · Romance, Drama, History
Billie Dove, as Elena, pulls out all stops as a Russian princess and a woman-of-the-streets in Paris in an exotic romance and hand-wringing drama set in two countries and the way-stations in between.
Directed by Frank Lloyd · Written by Lajos Biró
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Billie Dove Elena -
Antonio Moreno Prince Serge Orloff -
Émile Chautard Murajev -
Lucy Doraine Ninette - N Nicholas Bela Ivan
- N Nicholas Soussanin Vladimir
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Winifred Bryson Baroness -
Lucien Prival Baron
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