Michel Strogoff (1926) DVD-R

Starring Ivan Mozzhukhin, Nathalie Kovanko, Acho Chakatouny, Jeanne Brindeau, Tina Meller
Directed by Viktor Tourjansky
Print: Black/white
Runtime: 168 min
Genre: Action/Adventure
Language: French, German with English subtitles

Adapted from Jules Verne’s 1876 novel Michael Strogoff, the film tells the tale of a Russian courier named Michael Strogoff who has to dash across Russia with a vital message for the tsar’s brother, wrestling with bears and fighting off ferocious Tatar rebels along the way. Captured by the Tatars, he is brought before their leader and blinded with a red hot sword by the executioner.