The Government of the fictional country Norland has unleashed a war with the neighboring Galikania and is suffering one defeat after another. A group of conspirators who were dissatisfied with this state of affairs, led by the Social Democrat Frank Frey arrange a coup to overthrew the emperor of Norland. But the working class does not like the new order either. Workers expose Frank Frey's policy of continuing the war and a revolution breaks out in the country. The leader of the socialist revolution becomes a mechanic of the name Franz Stark.
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Ivan Khudoleyev
Emperor of Nordlandia
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Nikolai Panov
Chancellor von Turau
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Yevgeni Slavinsky
Nina Tairova
Chancellor's wife
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Anatoli Lunacharsky
Vladimir Gardin
Gammer, counsellor of Justice
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Vsevolod Pudovkin
Vladimir Maksimov
Frank Frey, lawyer
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Zoya Barantsevich
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Iona Talanov
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Nikolai Saltykov
Franz Shtark
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Liana Iskritskaya-Gardina
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Vladimir Gardin Director · Vsevolod Pudovkin Writer Anatoli Lunacharsky Author
First release March 4, 1924 · Produced in Russia · Original title Слесарь и канцлер
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VUFKU
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Russia
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Original title
Слесарь и канцлер
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
Russia · March 4, 1924
Kharkiv premiere
Russia · March 4, 1924
Theatrical
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