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The Tempest (1928)

1928 · Feature film · 111 min · dir. Sam Taylor

  • Drama
  • Romance

Synopsis

In the final days of Czarist Russia, a peasant is raised from the ranks to Lieutenant. The other officers, aristocrats all, resent him, and make his life difficult. He falls in love with a princess, who spurns him. When he is caught in her room, he is stripped of his rank and thrown into prison. Then comes the Red Terror, and the tables are turned.

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Details

Director
Sam Taylor
Writer
Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko
Composer
Hugo Riesenfeld
Cinematography
Charles Rosher
Studio
Joseph M. Schenck Productions
Released
1928-05-27
Awards
Won 1 Oscar. 4 wins total
Running time
111 minutes

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