Flag of the Nation
·
1929
·1h 16min
In the United States, oil magnate Johnston backs Roberts, a ruthless political candidate who has his main rival murdered and rises to the governorship. When journalist Jack Lawrence exposes Roberts’s corruption, the authorities crush a workers’ strike and silence the newspaper, ultimately framing Lawrence for murder and executing him.
Storyline
In the United States, oil magnate Johnston backs Roberts, a ruthless political candidate who has his main rival murdered and rises to the governorship. When journalist Jack Lawrence exposes Roberts’s corruption, the authorities crush a workers’ strike and silence the newspaper, ultimately framing Lawrence for murder and executing him.
Released
12/4/1929
Runtime
1h 16min
Director
Genre
Status
Released
Language
No Language
Production
Sovkino
Cast
Boris Azarov
Jack Lawrens
Igor Chernyak
Johnston’s Eldest Son
Nina Shaternikova
Little Jenny
Gennadi Michurin
Kurt – engineer, editor of the Worker’s Newspaper
Boris Feodosyev
Banker’s Secretary
Pyotr Podvalniy
Bishop
Yuri Lavrov
Billy, Correspondent
Iona Biy-Brodskiy
Man Speaking on the Telephone
Georg Martin
Governor Roberts
Pavel Naumov
Mr. Johnston
Serhii Minin
Harry
Yevgeniy Vilbushevich
Mr. Smith
Semyon Timoshenko
Directing
Elena Volyntseva
Woman in the Church
Ursula Krug
Secretary
Arnold Arnold
Operator (uncredited)
Boris Shlikhting
Photographer (uncredited)
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