The Finances of the Grand Duke
1924 · 1h 20m · Not Rated
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
F. W. Murnau
Overview
The likeable and carefree Grand Duke of Abacco is in dire straits. There is no money left to service the State's debt; the main creditor is looking forward to expropriating the entire Duchy. The marriage with Olga, Grand Duchess of Russia, would solve everything, but a crucial letter of hers about the engagement has been stolen. Besides, a bunch of revolutionaries and a dubious businessman have other plans regarding the Grand Duke. With the intrusion of adventurer Philipp Collins into the Grand Duke's affairs, a series of frantic chases, plots and counter-plots begins.
Director and cast
- F. W. Murnau Director
- Harry Liedtke as Ramon XXII, Großherzog von Abacco
- Adolphe Engers as Don Esteban Paqueno
- Ilka Grüning as Augustina, die Leibköchin
- Alfred Abel as Philipp Collins
- Hugo Block as Joaquino, der Kammerdiener
- Guido Herzfeld as Semjon Markowitz, ein Wucherer
- Hermann Vallentin as Herr Binzer
- Julius Falkenstein as Ernst Isaacs
- Georg August Koch Cast
- Max Schreck Cast
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