Lieutenant Kizhe

Name: Lieutenant Kizhe
Genre: Comedy, Drama, History
Released: 1934-03-07
Duration: 83 min
Rating: 5.2
Cast: Mikhail Yanshin, Boris Gorin-Goryainov, Nina Shaternikova, Sofiya Magarill, Erast Garin

5.2(9 votes)

1h 23m

March 7, 1934

ComedyDramaHistory

Overview

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.