Movie

Mazeppa, Folk Hero of the Ukraine

★ 6.4/10 · 5 votes 1919 1h 25m Released

DramaHistory

The film tells the story of Ivan Mazeppa, a Ukrainian page at the Polish court who has an affair with the young wife of a much older count. Outraged when he learns of the incident, the nobleman has Mazeppa tied naked to a wild horse which is then released into the wilderness. The bulk of the poem describes the long hazardous journey during which Mazeppa almost dies twice but ultimately survives and returns to his native Ukraine.

Cast

Werner Krauss Mazeppa L Lulu Lànyi Gräfin Czerny M Mi. Samoliows Graf Czerny A Aenderly Lebius König Kasimir Eva Speyer Prinzessin Blanka O Otto Mannstaedt