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49% Critic Match
The Emperor's Candlesticks
“Drama that will toy with your heart”
4.9 / 10• 1937• 1h 29m•NR• English
DramaHistoryRomance
Storyline
Spies on opposite sides fall in love in pre-revolutionary Russia.
Cast & Crew
William Powell
Baron Stephan Wolensky
Lead
Luise Rainer
Countess Olga Mironova
Robert Young
Grand Duke Peter
Maureen O'Sullivan
Maria Orlich
Frank Morgan
Colonel Baron Suroff
Henry Stephenson
Prince Johann
Bernadene Hayes
Mitzi Reisenbach
Donald Kirke
Anton, the Thief
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. George Fitzmaurice's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Emperor's Candlesticks is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
