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Cast
Leonid Leonidov
as Governor von Wahl / Old Rabbi
Mariya Sinelnikova
as Miriam
Yuliy Untershlak
as Hirsch Lekkert
Tamara Adelheim
as Rivile, Hirsch's wife
Abram Grinfeld
as Lemzer, state rabbi
Mikhail Rostovtsev
as Short Clown
Nikolai Cherkasov
as Tall Clown
Aleksandr Nenyukov
as Pyotr
Mariya Dobrova
as 'Star' of the Circus
Aleksandr Sandel
as Shpis, industrialist
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1928
Runtime0h 58m
LanguageRussian
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes2
DirectorGrigoriy Roshal
WritersVera Stroyeva, Serafima Roshal
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.5 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsHis Excellency
About His Excellency
This 1928 film features stylized cinematography and actors from the Moscow Art Theater in a fiction story based on the life of Jewish Labor Bund member Hirsch Lekert who attempted to assassinate the Vilna governor in 1902 to avenge the flogging of workers who participated in a May Day rally.
Directed by Grigoriy Roshal, His Excellency leans on a strong ensemble — Leonid Leonidov, Mariya Sinelnikova, Yuliy Untershlak — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1928.
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