Poruchik Kizhe (1934) 1934, Comedy, Drama, Soviet Union Poruchik Kizhe (1934) Duration: 1H27M Description: A sarcastic comedy about the Imperial Russian bureaucracy, based on the eponymous novella by Yuri Tynyanov. Set in the reign of Emperor Paul I. A copying error by a military scribe turns the Russian words for “the lieutenants, how….. Trailer ↗ Soviet Union 1934 Comedy Drama