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

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