The Finances of the Grand Duke (1924)
1924 · Silent film · 80 min · dir. F. W. Murnau
- Comedy
- Drama
Synopsis
The likeable and carefree Grand Duke of Abacco is in dire straits. There is no money left to service the State's debt; the main creditor is looking forward to expropriating the entire Duchy. The marriage with Olga, Grand Duchess of Russia, would solve everything, but a crucial letter of hers about the engagement has been stolen. Besides, a bunch of revolutionaries and a dubious businessman have other plans regarding the Grand Duke. With the intrusion of adventurer Philipp Collins into the Grand Duke's affairs, a series of frantic chases, plots and counter-plots begins...
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Details
- Director
- F. W. Murnau
- Writer
- Fritz Wendhausen
- Cinematography
- Karl Freund
- Studio
- UFA
- Released
- 1924-01-07
- Original title
- Die Finanzen des Großherzogs
- Running time
- 80 minutes
- Language
- German
- Collection
- Silent Films, Feature Films
Cast & crew
F. W. Murnau Director
Harry Liedtke
Adolphe Engers
Ilka Grüning- Hugo Block
- Guido Herzfeld
Hermann Vallentin
Georg August Koch
Max Schreck
