His Excellency (1927)

Original title

Его превосходительство

Directed by

Grigori Roshal

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 06m

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1902, a Jewish shoemaker in Vilnius tries to assassinate the oppressive governor. The film follows the events leading up to and after this act of rebellion.

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What happens

His Excellency (Russian: Его превосходительство, romanized: Yego prevoskhoditelstvo) is a 1928 Soviet drama film directed by Grigori Roshal. It was released in the United States under the name, "Seeds of Freedom." The film is based on real events. On 5 May 1902, shoemaker-laborer Hirsh Lekert, a member of the Jewish party Bund, attempted to murder the governor of Vilnius, Victor von Wahl. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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