About the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and the beginning of the First World War. Focuses on the relationship between a Serbian officer and his Austrian-born wife and their involvement in espionage between the countries.
Cast
Erich von Stroheim
General Simovic
Abel Jacquin
Captain Karl Burgstaller
Bernard Lancret
Stanko Salic
Dita Parlo
Anna Salic
Georges Rollin
Ristic
Marcel André
Legrain
Raymond Aimos
Usir
Lila Kedrova
Irina
Pierre Nay
Serbian Officer
René Alié
Serbian Officer
Nino Constantini
Serbian Officer
Lucien Pascal
Colonel serbe
André Nox
L'excellence
Georges Vitray
Le général autrichien
Jacques Henley
Le général serbe
Georges Paulais
Le médecin major
Frédéric Mariotti
Le chef de patrouille (as Fred Mariotti)
Frédéric O'Brady
Journaliste serbe
Louis Vonelly
Diplomate
Marcel Pérès
Soldat autrichien
Edith Gallia
Unknown
Michèle Lahaye
Unknown
Michèle Alfa
Unknown
Crew
Robert Wiene
Director, Producer
Robert Siodmak
Director
Léo Lania
Screenplay
Pierre Allary
Screenplay
Ewald Bertram
Novel
Tonka Taldy
Editor
Jacques Mercanton
Director of Photography
Theodore J. Pahle
Director of Photography
Robert Lefebvre
Director of Photography
Robert-Paul Dagan
Assistant Director
Herman Millakowsky
Producer
Émile Duquesne
Production Design
Adolphe Borchard
Original Music Composer
Alexandre Arnoux
Dialogue
Charles-Georges Horset
Production Manager