Desire: The Tragedy of a Dancer

A young Russian dancer in Geneva returns to Russia, where he falls in love with a grand duchess. He is arrested but manages to escape. Lost film.

Cast

Conrad Veidt

as Ivan

Gussy Holl

as Grand Princess

Eugen Klöpfer

as n.a.

Margarete Schlegel

as Marja

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