The Emperor's Candlesticks (1937)

Released: 1937-07-02 Duration: 1hr 29min

Genres: Drama History Romance

Rating 5.2

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Drama that will toy with your heart

Overview

Spies on opposite sides fall in love in pre-revolutionary Russia.

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Additional Info

Budget	$0.00
Revenue	$0.00
Original Language	en
Popularity	1.38

Directed By

George Fitzmaurice

Crew

Novel
Baroness Emmuska Orczy

Writer
Harold Goldman

Director
George Fitzmaurice

Costume Design
Adrian

Editor
Conrad A. Nervig

Art Direction
Cedric Gibbons

Producer
John W. Considine Jr.

Director of Photography
Harold Rosson

Original Music Composer
Franz Waxman

Dialogue
Herman J. Mankiewicz

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