Lieutenant Kizhe (1934)
1934 · 1h 23m · Comedy, Drama, History
Genres: Comedy, Drama, History
A copying error by a military scribe turns the Russian words "the lieutenants, however" into what looks like "lieutenant Kizhe". The Tsar reads the error, and wants to meet this (non-existent) lieutenant.
Director: Alexandr Faintsimmer
Writers: Yury Tynyanov
Music by: Sergei Prokofiev
Cinematography: Arkadi Koltsaty
Editor: A. Setsko
Cast
Mikhail Yanshin as Tsar Pavel IBoris Gorin-Goryainov as Count von PahlenNina Shaternikova as Princess GagarinaSofiya Magarill as Princess Gagarina's companionErast Garin as AdjutantMikhail Rostovtsev as Fortress commandantLeonid Kmit as ScribeAndrei Kostrichkin as Lieutenant SinyukhaevKonstantin Gibshman as Chief physicianVladimir Lepko as Count Kutaysov (uncredited)Fedor Fedorovski as Grenadier (uncredited)More like this
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