Tempest

6.219281h 51mReleased

Drama

Romance

Overview

In the final days of Czarist Russia, a peasant is raised from the ranks to Lieutenant. The other officers, aristocrats all, resent him, and make his life difficult. He falls in love with a princess, who spurns him. When he is caught in her room, he is stripped of his rank and thrown into prison. Then comes the Red Terror, and the tables are turned.

StatusReleased

Release Date1928-05-27

Runtime1h 51m

LanguagesNo Language

CountriesUnited States of America

Keywords

silent

Cast & Crew

John Barrymore

as Sergeant Ivan Markov

Camilla Horn

as Princess Tamara

Louis Wolheim

as Sergeant Bulba

Boris de Fast

as The Peddler

George Fawcett

as The General

Ullrich Haupt

as The Captain

Michael Visaroff

as The Guard

Reviews

CinemaSerf

Feb 10, 2024

7/10

John Barrymore is the aspiring sergeant "Markov" who is studying hard for a commission in the Russian Imperial army. It's ten years since any NCO has been promoted, but he has the support of the old General (George Fawcett) and though sceptical initially, the board agrees his promotion to lieutenant. It's at this interview that he first meets the o…

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