Storyline
A copying error by a military scribe turns the Russian words "the lieutenants, however" into what looks like "lieutenant Kizhe". 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 Kizhe to serve as their royal scapegoat.
Cast & Crew
Mikhail Yanshin
Tsar Pavel I
Lead
Boris Gorin-Goryainov
Count von Pahlen
Nina Shaternikova
Princess Gagarina
Sofiya Magarill
Princess Gagarina's companion
Erast Garin
Adjutant
Mikhail Rostovtsev
Fortress commandant
Leonid Kmit
Scribe
Andrei Kostrichkin
Lieutenant Sinyukhaev
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Alexandr Faintsimmer's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Lieutenant Kizhe is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
