Lieutenant Kizhe (1934)

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.

Released March 7, 1934 83 min None+

Genres: Comedy, Drama, History

Keywords: tmdb.bureaucracy, tmdb.soviet-union, imdb.imperial-russia, imdb.promotion, imdb.uniform, imdb.russian-military, imdb.czar + 6 more, imdb.tzar, imdb.paperwork, imdb.bureaucracy, imdb.military-officer, imdb.military-spoof, aspectratio.1-37-1