| Title | The Czar Wants to Sleep |
|---|---|
| Original Title | Poruchik Kizhe |
| Year | 1934 |
| Runtime | 1 Hour 27 Min |
| Directors | Aleksandr Faintsimmer |
| Writers | Yuri Tynyanov |
| Stars | Mikhail Yanshin, Boris Gorin-Goryainov, Nina Shaternikova |
| IMDb Rating | 6.4 |
| Keywords | bureaucracy, imperial russia, promotion, uniform, russian military |
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| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
| Subtitles | English |
A sarcastic comedy about the Imperial Russian bureaucracy, based on the eponymous novella by Yuri Tynyanov. Set in the reign of Emperor Paul I. A copying error by a military scribe turns the Russian words for ‘the lieutenants, however’ into what looks like ‘lieutenant Kizhe’. The Tsar reads the error, and wants to meet this (non-existent) Lieutenant Kizhe. His courtie… Read all
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