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Tempest (1928) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1928 · 111 mins · English
- Directed by
- Sam Taylor
- Starring
- John Barrymore, Louis Wolheim, George Fawcett, Ullrich Haupt, Michael Visaroff, Camilla Horn
During the collapse of Czarist Russia, a peasant ascends to the rank of lieutenant, sparking resentment from aristocratic officers who thwart him. He falls for a princess, who rejects him; when discovered in her chambers, he is stripped of rank and jailed. As the Red Terror erupts, his fortunes reverse.
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