Lieutenant Kijé
A copying error by a military scribe turns the Russian words "the lieutenants, however" into what looks like "lieutenant Kijé". 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 Kijé to serve as their royal scapegoat.
Directed by Alexandr Faintsimmer · Written by Yury Tynyanov
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Mikhail Yanshin Tsar Pavel I -
Boris Gorin-Goryainov Count von Pahlen -
Nina Shaternikova Princess Gagarina -
Sofiya Magarill Princess Gagarina's companion -
Erast Garin Adjutant -
Mikhail Rostovtsev Fortress commandant -
Leonid Kmit Scribe -
Andrei Kostrichkin Lieutenant Sinyukhaev - Konstantin Gibshman Chief physician
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Vladimir Lepko Count Kutaysov (uncredited) -
Fedor Fedorovski Grenadier (uncredited)
Make it a double feature
2h 35m together
Lieutenant Kijé
Kotovsky
Both from Alexandr Faintsimmer.









