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Film
Mockery
Benjamin Christensen, United States, 1927
75 min.FeatureDrama, Historical dramaSilent films
Civil war and famine are raging in Siberia. A backward, poor peasant encounters the noble Russian Tatjana and, under torture, saves her life. When Sergei later looks up Tatjana to reap the rewards of his heroic deed in the form of friendship, he’s left sorely disappointed. She’s in love with someone else and wants nothing to do with him. As the fighting escalates, a now morbidly jealous Sergei sees his chance – the revolution makes everyone equal and Tatjana can finally belong to him!
| Original title | Mockery |
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| Danish title | Blændværk |
| Other titles | Revolution, Blændværk |
| Director | Benjamin Christensen |
| Screenplay | Benjamin Christensen, Stig Esbern |
| Producer | Erich Pommer |
| Director of Photography | Merritt B. Gerstad |
| Editor | John W. English |
| Production designer | Cedric Gibbons, Alexander Tolieboff |
| Appearance | Lon Chaney, Ricardo Cortez, Barbara Bedford, Mack Swain |
| Production country | United States |
| Domestic distribution | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Technical info | 35 mm, 1,33:1, Black/white, Silent |
| Danish theatrical release | 28.06.1928 |
| Cinemas | Metropol (Strøget) |
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| Production company | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Domestic distribution | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Direction |
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| Direction | Benjamin Christensen |
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Script |
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| Script | Benjamin Christensen |
| Script | Stig Esbern |
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Production |
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| Producer | Erich Pommer |
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Cinematography |
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| Cinematography | Merritt B. Gerstad |
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Editing |
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| Editing | John W. English |
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Production design |
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| Production design | Cedric Gibbons |
| Production design | Alexander Tolieboff |
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Wardrobe |
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| Wardrobe | Gilbert Clark |
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Appearance |
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| Sergei | Lon Chaney |
| Capt. Dimitri | Ricardo Cortez |
| Countess Tatiana Alexandrova | Barbara Bedford |
| Vladimir Gaidaroff | Mack Swain |
| Mrs. Gaidaroff | Emily Fitzroy |
| Ivan - the Gatekeeper | Charles Puffy |
| Butler | Kai Schmidt |
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