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Lieutenant Kizhe

Lieutenant Kizhe

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Comedy   Drama   History
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available: Russian
📆 Date Released: 1934-03-07
⌚ Running Time: 83 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 5.2

Beloved Cast

Mikhail Yanshin original image
Tsar Pavel I
Mikhail Yanshin
Boris Gorin-Goryainov original image
Count von Pahlen
Boris Gorin-Goryainov
Nina Shaternikova original image
Princess Gagarina
Nina Shaternikova
Sofiya Magarill original image
Princess Gagarina's companion
Sofiya Magarill
Erast Garin original image
Adjutant
Erast Garin
Mikhail Rostovtsev original image
Fortress commandant
Mikhail Rostovtsev

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