In czarist Russia, a neurotic soldier and his distant cousin formulate a plot to assassinate Napoleon.
Writing
Allen at his most gag-dense; every line's a thesis on anxiety.
Acting
Keaton's deadpan against Allen's panic is comedic alchemy.
Production
Gloriously fake Russia built for maximum aesthetic chaos.
Director
Woody Allen
Woody Allen
Boris Grushenko
Diane Keaton
Sonja
Harold Gould
Anton Inbedkov
Olga Georges-Picot
Countess Alexandrovna
Zvee Scooler
Father
Despo Diamantidou
Mother
Sol Frieder
Voskovec
Jessica Harper
Natasha
Lloyd Battista
Don Francisco
Alfred Lutter
Young Boris
Georges Adet
Old Nehamkin
Edmond Ardisson
Priest
Féodor Atkine
Mikhail
Albert Augier
Waiter
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Allen shot the film in Hungary and France but banned the crew from speaking to him—he stayed in character as Boris the entire shoot.
This was Allen's direct response to critics who said he couldn't do 'visual' comedy after Sleeper; the Eisenstein wheat field parody alone settles that debate.
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