A former Imperial Russian general and cousin of the Czar ends up in Hollywood as an extra in a movie directed by a former revolutionary.
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- CinemaSerfon TMDB · Jun 20227/10
Emil Jannings is masterful in this depiction of an elderly gentleman selected by an Hollywood director (William Powell) to play the part of a Russian general in a film. When he arrives on set, his colleagues tease him about a medal he is wearing. He proceeds to tell them it was given to him by Czar Nicholas II himself, and after a bit of playful derision, they return the medal and the "General" finds himself looking into the mirror of his make-up box whence he drifts into a retrospective of his true self - the commanding General Grand Duke Sergius Alexander, cousin to the Czar and the man in charge of Imperial Russian forces in 1917. His portrayal of this proud, effective man who displays some sense of pragmatism about their military situation, coupled with a sense of gentleness to Evelyn Brent (who is actually the Bolshevik spy sent to eliminate him "Natalie") is nuanced and engaging. As the revolution turns the tables on this once powerful man, we see his character exposed to hardship and degradation before his new love manages to help him escape the clutches of the murderous mob. When we return to the present day, this old, fading, patriot sees his candle burn brightly just one
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Cast
- Emil JanningsGen. Dolgorucki / Grand Duke Sergius Alexander
- Evelyn BrentNatalie Dabrova
- William PowellLev Andreyev
- Jack RaymondAssistant director
- Nicholas SoussaninThe adjutant
- Michael VisaroffSerge (the valet)
- Fritz FeldA revolutionist
- Harry CordingRevolutionist (uncredited)
- Shep HoughtonRussian Youth (uncredited)
- Alexander IkonnikovDrillmaster (uncredited)
Crew
- Josef von SternbergDirector
- John F. GoodrichWriter
- Herman J. MankiewiczWriter
- Ernst LubitschWriter
- Bert GlennonDirector of Photography
- William SheaEditor
- Adolph ZukorProducer
- B.P. SchulbergProducer
- Jesse L. LaskyProducer
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