bureaucracy,soviet union

Lieutenant Kizhe (1934)

Poster for Lieutenant Kizhe

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 & Crew

Director
Alexandr Faintsimmer
  • Profile picture of Mikhail Yanshin
    Tsar Pavel I Mikhail Yanshin
  • Profile picture of Boris Gorin-Goryainov
    Count von Pahlen Boris Gorin-Goryainov
  • Profile picture of Nina Shaternikova
    Princess Gagarina Nina Shaternikova
  • Profile picture of Sofiya Magarill
    Princess Gagarina's companion Sofiya Magarill
  • Profile picture of Erast Garin
    Adjutant Erast Garin
  • Profile picture of Mikhail Rostovtsev
    Fortress commandant Mikhail Rostovtsev

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Keywords

  • bureaucracy
  • soviet union