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Cast
Lon Chaney
as Sergei
Barbara Bedford
as Countess Tatiana Alexandrova
Ricardo Cortez
as Dimitri
Emily Fitzroy
as Mrs. Gaidaroff
Mack Swain
as Vladimir Gaidaroff
Károly Huszár
as Ivan
Kai Schmidt
as Butler
Johnny Mack Brown
as Russian Officer (uncredited)
Albert Conti
as Military Commandant at Novokursk (uncredited)
Jules Cowles
as Peasant Who Robs Tatiana (uncredited)
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1927
Runtime1h 18m
LanguageNo Language
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes10
DirectorBenjamin Christensen
WritersBradley King, Stig Esbern, Benjamin Christensen
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.9 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsMockery
About Mockery
There is hunger in Siberia during the Russian Civil War. One day while dim-witted peasant Sergei is searching corpses for food, he meets a young woman looking for the town of Novokursk. She asks Sergei to help her get there, and to tell anyone they might meet that he is her husband.
Directed by Benjamin Christensen, Mockery leans on a strong ensemble — Lon Chaney, Barbara Bedford, Ricardo Cortez — 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 1927.
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