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The Case of Sergeant Grischa is a american film of genre Drama directed by Herbert Brenon released in USA on 23 february 1930 with Chester Morris

The Case of Sergeant Grischa (1930)

The Case of Sergeant Grischa
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Released in USA 23 february 1930
Length 1h22
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama
Rating71% 3.5930953.5930953.5930953.5930953.593095

The Case of Sergeant Grischa is a 1930 American drama film directed by Herbert Brenon, based on the German novel of the same name by Arnold Zweig. The film was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Sound Recording (John Tribby).

Synopsis

Sergeant Grischa Paprotkin of the Imperial Russian Army has been captured by the Imperial German Army during World War I, and is interned in a Prisoner-of-war camp. When his chance comes to escape, he takes it, ending up staying with a young Russian refugee, Babka. However, after a time, he longs to return to his home in Russia. Babka, even though she has fallen in love with him, agrees to help him. Since he cannot travel under his real name, being an escaped POW, Babka obtains the credentials of a dead Russian soldier, Bjuscheff.

Actors

Chester Morris

(Sergeant Grischa)Betty Compson

(Babka)Gustav von Seyffertitz

(Geneneral Schieffenzahn)Alec B. Francis

(General von Lychow)Jean Hersholt

(Posnanski)
And :
Leyland Hodgson
Paul McAllister
Bernard Siegel
Bernard Siegel
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