Released:
1928-09-01

Overview:
In 18th-Century Russia, the Czar, Paul, is surrounded by murderous plots and trusts only Count Pahlen. Pahlen wishes to protect his friend, the mad king, but because of the horror of the king's acts, he feels that he must remove him from the throne.

Director:
Ernst Lubitsch

Runtime:
1h 53min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Emil Jannings
  as
  Czar Paul I
• 
  Florence Vidor
  as
  Countess Ostermann
• 
  Lewis Stone
  as
  Count Pahlen
• 
  Vera Voronina
  as
  Mademoiselle Lapoukhine
• 
  Neil Hamilton
  as
  Crown Prince Alexander