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A lavish and beautifully-produced Hollywood confection of the high silent screen, this star vehicle for premier actor John Barrymore follows the adventures of peasant soldier Markov, who becomes an officer in the Imperial Russian Guard and falls in love with the scornful Princess Tamara (Camilla Horn).
Original Release
05/15/1928
US Release
05/17/1928
Cast
Name | Character |
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John Barrymore | Sgt. Ivan Markov / Sergeant Ivan Markov |
Camilla Horn | Princess Tamara |
Louis Wolheim | Sgt. Bulba / Sergeant Bulba |
Boris de Fast | The Peddler |
George Fawcett | The General |
Ullrich Haupt | The Captain |
Michael Visaroff | The Guard |
Fred DeSilva | Undetermined Secondary Role |
Jack Manick | Undetermined Secondary Role |
Serge Temoff | Undetermined Secondary Role |
Directors
Sam Taylor, Viktor Tourjansky, Lewis Milestone
Writers
Lewis Milestone, George Marion Jr., Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, C. Gardner Sullivan, Erich von Stroheim
Cast
Name | Character |
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John Barrymore | Sgt. Ivan Markov / Sergeant Ivan Markov |
Camilla Horn | Princess Tamara |
Louis Wolheim | Sgt. Bulba / Sergeant Bulba |
Boris de Fast | The Peddler |
George Fawcett | The General |
Ullrich Haupt | The Captain |
Michael Visaroff | The Guard |
Fred DeSilva | Undetermined Secondary Role |
Jack Manick | Undetermined Secondary Role |
Serge Temoff | Undetermined Secondary Role |
John Bleifer | Soldier |
Albert Conti | Commission Board Member |
Gregory Gaye | Officer |
Lena Malena | Tamara's Friend |
Michael Mark | Soldier |
Dick Sutherland | Revolutionary Board Member |
Wilhelm von Brincken | Commission Board Member |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Joseph M. Schenck | Executive Producer |
John W. Considine Jr. | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1929 | Oscar | Best Art Direction | Won |