His Excellency
Mar 20, 1928 · 58m
Director
Grigoriy RoshalOverview
This 1928 film features stylized cinematography and actors from the Moscow Art Theater in a fiction story based on the life of Jewish Labor Bund member Hirsch Lekert who attempted to assassinate the Vilna governor in 1902 to avenge the flogging of workers who participated in a May Day rally.
Cast of His Excellency
Leonid LeonidovGovernor von Wahl / Old Rabbi
Mariya SinelnikovaMiriam
Yuliy UntershlakHirsch Lekkert
Tamara AdelheimRivile, Hirsch's wife
Abram GrinfeldLemzer, state rabbi
Mikhail RostovtsevShort Clown
Nikolai CherkasovTall Clown- Aleksandr NenyukovPyotr
- Mariya Dobrova'Star' of the Circus
- Aleksandr SandelShpis, industrialist
Igor Doronin
Mariya ShlenskayaOld revolutionary (uncredited)
Crew of His Excellency
About His Excellency
What is His Excellency about?
This 1928 film features stylized cinematography and actors from the Moscow Art Theater in a fiction story based on the life of Jewish Labor Bund member Hirsch Lekert who attempted to assassinate the Vilna governor in 1902 to avenge the flogging of workers who participated in a May Day rally.
When was His Excellency released?
His Excellency was released on March 20, 1928.
How long is His Excellency?
His Excellency runs 58 minutes.
Who directed His Excellency?
His Excellency was directed by Grigoriy Roshal.
Who is in the cast of His Excellency?
The cast of His Excellency includes Leonid Leonidov (Governor von Wahl / Old Rabbi), Mariya Sinelnikova (Miriam), Yuliy Untershlak (Hirsch Lekkert), Tamara Adelheim (Rivile, Hirsch's wife) and Abram Grinfeld (Lemzer, state rabbi).