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Lieutenant Kizhe

52 %|Mar 7, 1934|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. The courtiers, eager to avoid the wrath of the temperamental Tsar, create a Kizhe to serve as their royal scapegoat.

Featured Crew

Alexandr Faintsimmer
Director
Sergei Prokofiev
Original Music Composer
Pyotr Snopkov
Art Direction
Arkadi Koltsaty
Director of Photography
Yury Tynyanov
Writer

Cast

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