TMDb Rating
5.2/10
9 verified votes
Lieutenant Kizhe (1934)
ComedyDramaHistory
83 min
Plot Summary
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.
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ComedyDramaHistoryAlexandr FaintsimmerMikhail YanshinBoris Gorin-Goryainov1934
Director
Alexandr Faintsimmer
Top Cast
Mikhail YanshinBoris Gorin-GoryainovNina ShaternikovaSofiya MagarillErast Garin
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