Lieutenant Kizhe (1934)

  • NR
  • 12/09/1934 (US)
  • Comedy, Drama, History
  • 1h 23m

Overview

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. The courtiers, eager to avoid the wrath of the temperamental Tsar, create a Kizhe to serve as their royal scapegoat.

Alexandr Faintsimmer

Director

Yury Tynyanov

Writer

Cast

Mikhail Yanshin's headshot

Mikhail Yanshin

Tsar Pavel I
Boris Gorin-Goryainov's headshot

Boris Gorin-Goryainov

Count von Pahlen
Nina Shaternikova's headshot

Nina Shaternikova

Princess Gagarina
Sofiya Magarill's headshot

Sofiya Magarill

Princess Gagarina's companion
Erast Garin's headshot

Erast Garin

Adjutant
Mikhail Rostovtsev's headshot

Mikhail Rostovtsev

Fortress commandant

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