The Tsarevich (1929 film)

The Tsarevich (German: Der Zarewitsch) is a 1929 German silent historical film directed by Jacob Fleck and Luise Fleck and starring Iván Petrovich, Marietta Millner and Albert Steinrück.^[1] The film's sets were designed by Willi Herrmann.

The Tsarevich
German	Der Zarewitsch
Directed by	Jacob Fleck Luise Fleck
Written by	Hans Rameau Gabriela Zapolska (play)
Produced by	Liddy Hegewald
Starring	Iván Petrovich Marietta Millner Albert Steinrück
Cinematography	Eduard Hoesch
Music by	Franz Lehár
Production company	Hegewald Film
Distributed by	Hegewald Film
Release date	1929 (1929)
Country	Germany
Languages	Silent German intertitles

Like the 1927 operetta Der Zarewitsch by Franz Lehár it is based on a play by Gabriela Zapolska, inspired by the troubled relationship between Peter the Great and his son Tsarevich Alexei.

Cast

In alphabetical order

• Lya Christy
• Fritz Eckert
• John F. Hamilton as Grigory
• Paul Heidemann as Pawel
• Senia Kulatschkoff
• Marietta Millner as Sonja Iwanowna
• Paul Otto
• Iván Petrovich as Czarewitch
• Albert Steinrück as The Czar

See also

• The Tsarevich (1933)
• The Little Czar (1954), also with Iván Petrovich