Released:
1928-11-10

Overview:
In 1918 a young and simple Mongol herdsman and trapper is cheated out of a valuable fox fur by a European capitalist fur trader. Ostracized from the trading post, he escapes to the hills after brawling with the trader who cheated him. In 1920 he becomes a Soviet partisan, and helps the partisans fight for the Soviets against the occupying British army. However he is captured by the British when they try to requisition cattle from the herdsmen at the same time as the commandant meets with a reincarnated Grand Lama. After the trapper is shot, the army discovers an amulet that suggests he is a direct descendant of Genghis Khan. They find him still alive, so the army restores his health and plans to use him as the head of a puppet regime. The trapper is thus thrust into prominence as he is placed in charge of the puppet government. By the end, however, the "puppet" turns against his masters in an outburst of fury.

Director:
Vsevolod Pudovkin

Runtime:
2h 7min

Genre:
Drama, War, History

• Cast:
• 
  Valéry Inkijinoff
  as
  Bair
• 
  I. Dedintsev
  as
  The British Commandant
• 
  Aleksandr Chistyakov
  as
  The Russian Rebel Leader
• 
  Anel Sudakevich
  as
  Commandant's blonde daughter
• 
  Boris Barnet
  as
  English soldier, pipe smoker