The Finances of the Grand Duke

The Finances of the Grand Duke

1924 · 80 min · DE · 6.7 (23 votes)
Dir. F. W. Murnau · Starring Harry Liedtke, Adolphe Engers, Ilka Grüning, Hugo Block, Guido Herzfeld, Hermann Vallentin
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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.

VIBE

A dizzying, silent romp through aristocratic absurdity. Expect charmingly frantic chases and mistaken identities, all set against a backdrop of looming financial ruin and romantic entanglements. Pure, old-school comedic chaos.

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