The Triumph of Michael Strogoff


The Triumph of Michael Strogoff is a 1961 French-Italian historical adventure film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Curd Jürgens, Capucine and Claude Titre. It is inspired by the 1876 novel Michael Strogoff by Jules Verne. Jürgens had previously played the role in the 1956 film Michel Strogoff.
The film is presented as a sequel to Michel Strogoff, a 1926 film by the same director.

Premise

In a campaign against the Turks, a Russian officer encounters trouble when he goes to the aid of a young prince

Cast

Production

Capucine was French but this was her first sizeable role in a European film, and made it after Song Without End and North to Alaska.