Director F.W. Murnau and scriptwriter Thea von Harbou both took a change of pace from their usual dramas with this satirical farce about Grand Duke Don Ramon XX (Harry Liedtke), whose idyllic country is threatened by revolution. The troublemakers are a trio of conspirators, working with a corrupt financier who intends to convert the landscape into a profitable sulfur mine. Don Ramon comes close to being hanged, but is rescued by Olga (Mady Christians), the Grand Duchess of Russia, who loves him and agrees to pay off all his debts. A compromising love letter from Olga falls into the conspirators’ hands, but she and Don Ramon, with the help of the adventurer Philip Collins (Alfred Abel) are able to set their affairs right. Note who plays one of the conspirators: Max Schreck, who starred as the hideous vampire in Murnau’s horror classic Nosferatu.
Also Known As (AKA): As Finanças do Grão-Duque, Les finances du Grand-Duc, Finanze del granduca, Las finanzas del Gran Duque, The Grand Duke’s Finances
File Name : finances.of.the.grand.duke.1924.720p.mkv
File Size : 3.28 GB / 3356.06 MB
Resolution : 960×720
Duration : 01:17:51
Quality: BRRip
Language: German intertitles
Subs: English (embedded)
Country: Germany
Genres: Comedy
