The Lion of the Moguls
About The Lion of the Moguls
In the Mogul court, Prince Roudghito-Sing loves Zemgali, a captive the Grand Khan wants. He runs to Paris and is hired as an actor. The star, Anna, wants him. Her lover, the banker Morel, who is paying for the picture, does not. Ivan Mozzhukhin plays the prince.
Cast & crew
More about The Lion of the Moguls
Jean Epstein's first film for Albatros. He wrote and directed it. Alexandre Kamenka produced. Fédote Bourgasoff photographed. Released April 11, 1924. Nathalie Lissenko, François Viguier, and Camille Bardou are billed. The French title is Le Lion des Mogols. The listed length is 102 minutes.
Themes
Look
Fédote Bourgasoff shot the court and the Paris studio.
Preservation
A print survives.
Notes
- Mozzhukhin is the prince who becomes a film actor.
- Lissenko is billed with him.
- Joe Alex is on the cast list.
- The Paris half is a movie company, not a second kingdom.
Scenes
- The prince is hired on a Paris set, and the star turns toward him.
