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Lieutenant Kizhe (1934)

Movie
Audience Score
52
Lieutenant Kizhe
NR 1 hr 23 minDec 9th, 1934Drama, Comedy, 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.
StarringMikhail YanshinBoris Gorin-GoryainovNina Shaternikova
DirectorAlexandr Faintsimmer
WriterYury Tynyanov

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:December 9th, 1934
Original Language:Russian
Production Companies:Belgoskino
Movie Tags:
soviet unionbureaucracy