An American falls for the princess of the Kingdom of Graustark, and decides to her marriage to a dastardly prince.
Acting
Norma Talmadge's face does ALL the talking. Masterclass.
Production
Lavish Ruritanian sets that scream 1920s excess.
Costume
Princess Yetive's wardrobe: actual crown jewels energy.
Director
Dimitri Buchowetzki
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Graustark kicked off the Ruritanian romance craze—fictional European kingdoms where Americans could play hero.
Norma Talmadge was silent cinema royalty herself; this was one of her final films before talkies ended her reign.
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