Fragment of an Empire (1929): Cast
Fragment of an Empire is a 1929 drama directed by Fridrikh Ermler, starring Emil Gal as Passenger in the train, Fyodor Nikitin and Sergei Gerasimov. It runs 1 hour 50 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 50m (110 min)
- Director
- Fridrikh Ermler
- Genre
- Drama
- Studio
- Sovkino
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Fragment of an Empire About?
The premise of Fragment of an Empire without spoilers.
Ermler’s final silent film and the last of his four collaborations with Fiodor Nikitin, follows an officer rendered shell‑shocked and amnesiac by the Great War. A fleeting glimpse of a woman in a train window revives his memory, prompting his return to St. Petersburg—now Leningrad—where he confronts a society reshaped by the revolution.
Fragment of an Empire Themes & Keywords
· 19 tags- bolshevik revolution
- petrograd russia
- amnesia
- war trauma
- russian revolution
- husband wife relationship
- memory loss
- communal shower
- war medal
- ping pong
- sewing machine
- end of an era
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- man
- socialism
- soldier
- killing a dog
- soviet union
- civil war
- communism
Fragment of an Empire Cast & Characters
Emil Gal leads the cast as Passenger in the train, with Fyodor Nikitin as Filimonov and Sergei Gerasimov. Directed by Fridrikh Ermler; 10 actors are credited in all.
- Director Fridrikh Ermler
- Emil Gal as Passenger in the train
- Fyodor Nikitin as Filimonov
- Sergei Gerasimov
- Yakov Gudkin as The wounded soldier
Also Starring in Fragment of an Empire
· 6 more- Lyudmila Semyonova Filimonov's wife
- Valeri Solovtsov Filimonov's wife's new husband
- Aleksandr Melnikov
- Viktor Portnov Drunkard
- Vyacheslav Viskovsky
- Ursula Krug
More from Fridrikh Ermler
More films directed by Fridrikh Ermler: Facing the Judgement of History, Unfinished Story, The Turning Point and No Greater Love.
Fragment of an Empire Also Known As
12 alternative titles, including “A Fragment of Empire” and “Un Débris de l'Empire”.
- Also known as
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- A Fragment of Empire
- Un Débris de l'Empire
- Oblomok imperii
- Das Mann, der das Gedächtnis verlor
- Fragment d'un imperi
- Der Mann, der das Gedächtnis verlor
- Débris de l'empire
- 帝国的碎片
- Las ruinas de un imperio
- 帝国の破片
- 제국의 파편
- Poslední carův poddaný
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Fragment of an Empire FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Fragment of an Empire, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Fragment of an Empire?
Fragment of an Empire runs 1 hour 50 minutes (110 minutes).
When was Fragment of an Empire released?
Fragment of an Empire was released on October 28, 1929.
Who directed Fragment of an Empire?
Fragment of an Empire was directed by Fridrikh Ermler.
More films by Fridrikh Ermler Who is in the cast of Fragment of an Empire?
Fragment of an Empire stars Emil Gal as Passenger in the train, Fyodor Nikitin as Filimonov and Sergei Gerasimov, among 10 credited actors.
Does Fragment of an Empire have a post-credit scene?
No. Fragment of an Empire has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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