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The Finances of the Grand Duke

The Finances of the Grand Duke

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 7, 1924

Runtime

1h 20m

Genres

Comedy, Drama

User Score

66%

Original Title

Die Finanzen des Großherzogs

Production Companies

UFA

Director

F. W. Murnau

Description

The likeable and carefree Grand Duke of Abacco is in dire straits. There is no money left to service the State's debt; the main creditor is looking forward to expropriating the entire Duchy. The marriage with Olga, Grand Duchess of Russia, would solve everything, but a crucial letter of hers about the engagement has been stolen. Besides, a bunch of revolutionaries and a dubious businessman have other plans regarding the Grand Duke. With the intrusion of adventurer Philipp Collins into the Grand Duke's affairs, a series of frantic chases, plots and counter-plots begins.