Fragment of an Empire (1929)
Director Frederick Ermler’s last silent feature and the last of four collaborations with actor Fiodor Nikitin. Nikitin plays an officer who spends a decade after the Great War as a shell-shocked amnesiac, until a glimpse of a woman through a train window sparks the return of his memory. He makes his way back to St. Petersburg, now Leningrad, a man out of time who struggles to make sense of the new society brought about by the revolution.
Director: Fridrikh Ermler
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 110 min
Release Date: October 28, 1929
Cast
- Fyodor Nikitin - Filimonov
- Lyudmila Semyonova - Filimonov's wife
- Valeri Solovtsov - Filimonov's wife's new husband
- Emil Gal - Passenger in the train
- Yakov Gudkin - The wounded soldier
- Sergei Gerasimov
- Vyacheslav Viskovsky
- Ursula Krug
- Aleksandr Melnikov
- Viktor Portnov - Drunkard
Screenplay
Cinematography: Yevgeni Shneider
Production: Sovkino
Country: Soviet Union
Language: No Language
Original Language: ru
Keywords
propaganda, politics
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Fragment of an Empire about?
- Director Frederick Ermler’s last silent feature and the last of four collaborations with actor Fiodor Nikitin. Nikitin plays an officer who spends a decade after the Great War as a shell-shocked amnesiac, until a glimpse of a woman through a train window sparks the return of his memory. He makes his way back to St. Petersburg, now Leningrad, a man out of time who struggles to make sense of the new society brought about by the revolution.
- Who directed Fragment of an Empire?
- Fragment of an Empire was directed by Fridrikh Ermler.
- Who stars in Fragment of an Empire?
- Fragment of an Empire stars Fyodor Nikitin, Lyudmila Semyonova, Valeri Solovtsov, Emil Gal, Yakov Gudkin, Sergei Gerasimov.
- How long is Fragment of an Empire?
- Fragment of an Empire has a runtime of 1h 50m (110 minutes).
- What genre is Fragment of an Empire?
- Fragment of an Empire is a Drama film.
- Where was Fragment of an Empire produced?
- Fragment of an Empire was produced in Soviet Union.