Melodramatic romantic tragedy directed by famed filmmaker Wegener (DER GOLEM) and starring Negri as a widowed Russian aristocrat whose life is turned upside down by the 1917 revolution. On the eve of a long trip to her estate, Negri attends a gala ball, where she meets and falls in love
with dashing young officer Keppler. The next day she leaves her 7-year-old daughter with a maid and departs for her estate, accompanied by her close friend, Diesel, who has wanted to marry her for years. Midway through the journey, their train is attacked by the Bolsheviks and Negri soon learns
that both Keppler and Diesel have been captured by the revolutionaries. Diesel joins the ...
Released:
1936
Rated:
NR
Length:
90 mins