Lieutenant Kizhe (1934)

Lieutenant Kizhe (1934)

1934-03-07 Soviet Union 83 Min. PG-13
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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.

Cast

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