The Case of Sergeant Grischa
The Supreme Epic of Mankind
1930 | 91m | English
Popularity: 0.2 (history)
| Director: | Herbert Brenon |
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| Writer: | Arnold Zweig, Elizabeth Meehan |
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| This film earned an Oscar nomination for Sound Recording. It is the only film nominated in this category that is among the lost. No negative or print material is known to have survived. Contemporary reviews were scathing, describing the film as a vastly overlong and boring talk-fest. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 23, 1930 |
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| Director: | Herbert Brenon |
| Writer: | Arnold Zweig, Elizabeth Meehan |
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| Keywords | corporal, german army corporal |
| Production Companies | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: May 03, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Chester Morris | Sergeant Grischa |
| Betty Compson | Babka |
| Jean Hersholt | Posnanski |
| Alec B. Francis | General von Lychow |
| Gustav von Seyffertitz | Geneneral Schieffenzahn |
| Leyland Hodgson | Lieutenant Winfried (as Layland Hodgson) |
| Paul McAllister | Corporal Sacht (as Paul MacAllister) |
| Raymond Whittaker | Aljoscha |
| Bernard Siegel | Verressjeff |
| Frank McCormack | Captain Spierauge / Kolja |
| Percy Barbette | Sergeant Fritz |
| Hal Davis | Birkholz |
| Name | Job |
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| Herbert Brenon | Director |
| J. Roy Hunt | Director of Photography |
| Arnold Zweig | Novel |
| Elizabeth Meehan | Adaptation |
| John E. Tribby | Sound Engineer |
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