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Lieutenant Kijé

Name: Lieutenant Kijé
Genre: Comedy, Drama, History
Released: 1934-03-07
Duration: 1 h 23 min
Cast: Mikhail Yanshin, Boris Gorin-Goryainov, Nina Shaternikova, Sofiya Magarill, Erast Garin

1934Movie1 h 23 min

Comedy Drama

DecentGoodWatch score

6.3

DecentGoodWatch score

6.3

Summary

A copying error by a military scribe turns the Russian words "the lieutenants, however" into what looks like "lieutenant Kijé". The Tsar reads the error, and wants to meet this (non-existent) lieutenant. The courtiers, eager to avoid the wrath of the temperamental Tsar, create a Kijé to serve as their royal scapegoat.