The film is based on The Governor, a play by Leonid Andreyev. V.I. Kachalov plays the governor of a small Russian province who tries to treat the people under his authority with kindness and equanimity. But when a local factory goes on strike, the governor buckles under to pressure from the Tzar and orders the wholesale slaughter of the strikers. He pays for this betrayal of his trust with his life -- at the hands of a courageous Bolshevik spy.
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The White Eagle Cast
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Character |
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Pyotr Repnin
He was 34, 75 years old when he died
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Anna Sten
She was 20, 84 years old when she died
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The White Eagle Crew
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Department |
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Yakov Protazanov as Director. He was 47 (64) years old when He died
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Directing |
