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The German Curse in Russia (1918)
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Events in Russia from August 1914 until the revolution of 1917 are shown. Subtitles relate that German treachery was responsible for food riots, street fighting, overcrowded hospitals, shortages of war materials and surgical necessities, ...See moreEvents in Russia from August 1914 until the revolution of 1917 are shown. Subtitles relate that German treachery was responsible for food riots, street fighting, overcrowded hospitals, shortages of war materials and surgical necessities, and the overthrow of the Kerensky government. Scenes include a sea battle in which 14 boats in the Turkish fleet and a German U-boat are destroyed by Russia's Black Sea Fleet; battle scenes on the Dvinski front; a gas attack; a machine-gun attack that virtually wipes out a Russian detachment sent "over the top"; loyal Cossack troops in the Carpathian mountains; Czar Nicholas II and Grand Duke Nicholas conversing; wounded in hospitals; the Duma and the Council of Workmen and Soldiers in session; Nikolai Lenin speaking in the streets of Petrograd; Leon Trotsky; the attack on the Duma; a march of 15,000 anarchists; Alexander Kerensky, Elihu Root, and Root's American commission; David R. Francis, U.S. Ambassador to Russia; and Mrs. Emmaline Parkhurst, an English suffragette and her daughter Christabel meeting Mme. Yasha Bochkareva, leader of the women's "Battalion of Death," who are seen in battle. See less
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Director
Donald C. Thompson (as Donald Thompson)
Producer
Donald C. Thompson (as Donald Thompson)
Cinematographer
Donald C. Thompson (as Donald Thompson)
Editor
Donald C. Thompson (as Donald Thompson)
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Updated Jan 13, 1918

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Jan 13, 1918 (United States)

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15 cast members
Name Known for
Maria Bochkareva
Self - Inspecting the Women's Battalion Self - Inspecting the Women's Battalion   See fewer
David R. Francis
Self - Root's American commission (as David R. Francis) Self - Root's American commission (as David R. Francis)   See fewer
Cooper C. Graham
Self - Film historian (as Cooper C. Graham) Self - Film historian (as Cooper C. Graham)   See fewer
Grand Duke Nicholas
Self - Grand Duke (as Grand Duke Nicholas) Self - Grand Duke (as Grand Duke Nicholas)   See fewer
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Self - Emperor of all the Huns (as Wilhelm II Emperor) Self - Emperor of all the Huns (as Wilhelm II Emperor)   See fewer
Aleksandr Kerensky
Self - Government (as Aleksandr Kerensky) Self - Government (as Aleksandr Kerensky)   See fewer
Nikolai Lezin
Self - Speaking in the streets of Petrograd (as Nikolai Lenin) Self - Speaking in the streets of Petrograd (as Nikolai Lenin)   See fewer
Emmeline Pankhurst
Self - English suffragette (as Mrs. Emmaline Parkhurst) Self - English suffragette (as Mrs. Emmaline Parkhurst)   See fewer
Elihu Root
Self (as Elihu Root) Self (as Elihu Root)   See fewer
Donald C. Thompson
Self - American cameraman (as Donald C. Thompson) Self - American cameraman (as Donald C. Thompson)   See fewer
Lev Trotskiy
Self - The attack on the Duma; a march of 15,000 anarchists (as Leon Trotsky) Self - The attack on the Duma; a march of 15,000 anarchists (as Leon Trotsky)   See fewer
Tsar Nicholas II
Self - Czar (as Czar Nicholas II) Self - Czar (as Czar Nicholas II)   See fewer
Ron van Dopperen
Self - Film historian Self - Film historian   See fewer
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