Adaptation of Thurston's Irish novel, "Masquerader" (and not William Locke's novel, as previously claimed). Tells the sinister story of a distinguished British gentleman (Mosjoukine), who, while serving as a member of the House of Commons, also becomes a morphine addict and is tormented by a double of himself.
Directed byYakov Protazanov
Written byKatherine Cecil Thurston, A. Litvinov
Runtime1 h 5 min
On screen
Ivan Mozzhukhin
Nathalie Lissenko