A former Imperial Russian general and cousin of the Czar ends up in Hollywood as an extra in a movie directed by a former revolutionary.
This is a great film, due largely to Emil Jannings. With all due respect to William Powell, Jannings is a powerful screen presence and deserved his Oscar. It is truly a shame that his career ended up going the way it did, because he should be celebrated, but instead seems to be forgotten by anyone other than fans of the silent film / German expressionism.
I love that this story has some basis in fact. I have no idea how close it follows the truth, but the very idea that such a story exists is amazing. It makes sense, i suppose, that any number of Russians would become refugees after 1917 or so. It would make even more sense that they end up in Hollywood, which was growing fast thanks to immigrants at he time.
This is a great film, due largely to Emil Jannings. With all due respect to William Powell, Jannings is a powerful screen presence and deserved his Oscar. It is truly a shame that his career ended up going the way it did, because he should be celebrated, but instead seems to be forgotten by anyone other than fans of the silent film / German expressionism.
I love that this story has some basis in fact. I have no idea how close it follows the truth, but the very idea that such a story exists is amazing. It makes sense, i suppose, that any number of Russians would become refugees after 1917 or so. It would make even more sense that they end up in Hollywood, which was growing fast thanks to immigrants at he time.