The Czar charges a man to deliver a message to the Grand Duke behind enemy lines. On his way he encounters a number of adventures.
Acting
Anton Walbrook's smoldering intensity carries every frame.
Production
Two directors, two countries, one chaotic spectacular shoot.
Director
Jacques de Baroncelli
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was a French-German co-production shot in three languages simultaneously, with Walbrook performing in German while the French cut used dubbing.
Released just before WWII, its Russian hero fighting Asian invaders carried uncomfortable contemporary resonance that propaganda censors conveniently ignored.
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