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Lieutenant Kijé is a 1934 Soviet comedy film directed by Aleksandr Faintsimmer and promoted by Boris Gusman, based on the novella "Lieutenant Kijé" by Yury Tynyanov. The film was released in the United States as The Czar Wants to Sleep. Sergei Prokofiev composed the score; a five-movement suite based on the score quickly became part of the international concert repertoire.
Original Release
12/09/1934
US Release
12/09/1934
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Mikhail Yanshin | Tsar Pavel I |
| Boris Gorin-Goryainov | Count von Pahlen |
| Nina Shaternikova | Princess Gagarina |
| Sofiya Magarill | Princess Gagarina's companion |
| Erast Garin | Adjutant |
| Mikhail Rostovtsev | Fortress commandant |
| Konstantin Gibshman | Court doctor |
| Vladimir Lepko | Count Kutaisov, zar's barber |
| Leonid Kmit | Other Count |
| Andrei Kostrichkin | Army scribe |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Mikhail Yanshin | Tsar Pavel I |
| Boris Gorin-Goryainov | Count von Pahlen |
| Nina Shaternikova | Princess Gagarina |
| Sofiya Magarill | Princess Gagarina's companion |
| Erast Garin | Adjutant |
| Mikhail Rostovtsev | Fortress commandant |
| Konstantin Gibshman | Court doctor |
| Vladimir Lepko | Count Kutaisov, zar's barber |
| Leonid Kmit | Other Count |
| Andrei Kostrichkin | Army scribe |
