Lieutenant Kizhe (1934)
1h 23m | PG-13
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.
Director: Alexandr Faintsimmer
Studio: Belgoskino
Genre: Comedy, Drama, History
Video: 720p
Cast
Mikhail Yanshin
as Tsar Pavel I
Boris Gorin-Goryainov
as Count von Pahlen
Nina Shaternikova
as Princess Gagarina
Sofiya Magarill
as Princess Gagarina's companion
Erast Garin
as Adjutant
Mikhail Rostovtsev
as Fortress commandant