Overview

Throughout the late 19th century and in the early part of the 20th, Russians of a wide variety of political persuasions contemplated various forms of revolution. Throughout the same period, they often had to seek asylum in other countries. This movie concerns Sergei (Roger Jendly), a revolutionary who kills a student in Russia and flees to Switzerland. Though he has the gifts and abilities to unify various revolutionary groups within Russia, once he has been forced to flee, they have no interest in him. When his presence in Switzerland threatens a trade agreement with the Tsar, he is tracked down and expelled.

Top Cast

Roger Jendly

Sergej Njetschajew

Anne Wiazemsky

Nathalie Herzen

W

William Jacques

Bakunin

Silvia Jost

Albertine

C

Claude Yersin

Alexandre Herzen fils

B

Bernard Arczynski

Ogarev

P

Paul Pasquier

Cemperio

E

Erich Schade

Welti

G

Gilberto Costa-Nunes

Lopatin

Urs Bihler

Erwin Kohlund