Drama History
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.
Directed by
Ernst Lubitsch
Written by
Julian Johnson, Hanns Kräly
Neil Hamilton
Crown Prince Alexander
Lewis Stone
Count Pahlen
Emil Jannings
Czar Paul I
Harry Cording
Stefan
Tullio Carminati
Minor Role (uncredited)
Carmencita Johnson
Baby (uncredited)
Florence Vidor
Countess Ostermann
Vera Voronina
Mademoiselle Lapoukhine
Nicholas Kobliansky
Sam Savitsky
Alexander Skonnikov

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