The Case of Sergeant Grischa (1930)
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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.
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Chester MorrisSergeant Grischa
Betty CompsonBabka
Jean HersholtPosnanski
Alec B. FrancisGeneral von Lychow
Gustav von SeyffertitzGeneneral Schieffenzahn
Leyland HodgsonLieutenant Winfried (as Layland Hodgson)
Paul McAllisterCorporal Sacht (as Paul MacAllister)Raymond WhittakerAljoscha
Bernard SiegelVerressjeffFrank McCormackCaptain Spierauge / KoljaPercy BarbetteSergeant FritzHal DavisBirkholzKeywords
Movie DNA
Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityWorld War I · Lost Film · CorporalDialogue densityDramaEmotional intensityWorld War IDirector preference396887Actor preference338105 · 274672 · 670138
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Frequently asked questions about The Case of Sergeant Grischa
What is The Case of Sergeant Grischa about?
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.
How long is The Case of Sergeant Grischa?
The Case of Sergeant Grischa has a runtime of 91 minutes.