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In 1918 a young and simple Mongol herdsman and trapper is cheated out of a valuable fox fur by a European capitalist fur trader. Ostracized from the trading post, he escapes to the hills after brawling with the trader who cheated him. In 1920 he becomes a Soviet partisan, and helps the partisans fight for the Soviets against the occupying British army. However he is captured by the British when they try to requisition cattle from the herdsmen at the same time as the commandant meets with a reincarnated Grand Lama. After the trapper is shot, the army discovers an amulet that suggests he is a direct descendant of Genghis Khan. They find him still alive, so the army restores his health and plans to use him as the head of a puppet regime. The trapper is thus thrust into prominence as he is placed in charge of the puppet government. By the end, however, the "puppet" turns against his masters in an outburst of fury.

Pudovokin's Remarkable Film Of The East In Revolt

Genres: Drama

Starring: Valery Inkijinoff, I. Dedintsev

Released: November 10, 1928

Runtime: 127.0

Popularity Rating: 1.681

Mezhrabpomfilm

Russia

Bair Valery Inkijinoff
The British Commandant I. Dedintsev
The Russian Rebel Leader Aleksandr Chistyakov
Henry Hughes Viktor Tsoppi
The Commandant's Wife L. Belinskaia
Commandant's blonde daughter Anel Soudakevitch
The Lama F. Ivanov
English soldier, pipe smoker Boris Barnet
English soldier Karl Gurnyak

Camera — Director of Photography: Anatoli Golovnya
Directing — Director: Vsevolod Pudovkin
Writing — Writer: Ossip Brik