The Finances of the Grand Duke

The Finances of the Grand Duke

1924 · 80 min · ★ 6.6 · Comedy, Drama

The likeable and carefree Grand Duke of Abacco is in dire straits. There is no money left to service the State's debt; the main creditor is looking forward to expropriating the entire Duchy. The marriage with Olga, Grand Duchess of Russia, would solve everything, but a crucial letter of hers about the engagement has been stolen. Besides, a bunch of revolutionaries and a dubious businessman have other plans regarding the Grand Duke. With the intrusion of adventurer Philipp Collins into the Grand Duke's affairs, a series of frantic chases, plots and counter-plots begins.

Directed by F. W. Murnau · Written by Thea von Harbou

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Harry Liedtke Ramon XXII, Großherzog von Abacco
Adolphe Engers Don Esteban Paqueno
Ilka Grüning Augustina, die Leibköchin
Hugo Block Joaquino, der Kammerdiener
Guido Herzfeld Semjon Markowitz, ein Wucherer
Hermann Vallentin Herr Bekker
Georg August Koch der Gefährliche
Max Schreck der Unheimliche
Hans Hermann Schaufuß der Bucklige
Walter Rilla der Ehrgeizige
Alfred Abel Philipp Collin, alias Professor Pelotard
Julius Falkenstein Mr. N. Isaaks

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