The Lion of the Moguls

The Lion of the Moguls (1924)

Le Lion des Mogols

In the kingdom of the Moguls, Prince Roudghito-Sing, a young officer of the palace, falls in love with Zemgali, a captive princess held prisoner and coveted by the Grand Khan. Fleeing the country, he takes refuge in Paris and his presentability allows him to be hired as an actor by a French film company. The trouble is that Anna, the star of the movie, is attracted to him. Which displeases banker Morel, the producer and Anna's lover... Written by Guy Bellinger

Date of release
1924-12-12
TMDB
6.9 / 10 (7)
Runtime
1h 42m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
Jean Epstein

Casting

Interesting facts

Le Lion des Mogols is a 1924 French drama film directed by Jean Epstein. It is the first film that he directed for the Films Albatros production company.

Production and reception

Jean Epstein had already established himself as an innovative film theorist and director with the publication of several books and the direction of several films, notably L'Auberge rouge and Cœur fidèle, when he was introduced to Russian exile Alexandre Kamenka, the co-founder of Films Albatros. He signed on to direct a film based on an idea by Ivan Mozzhukhin, the star of the studio.

Most of the film was shot at the Albatros studios in Montreuil with on-location shots in Paris and on a boat in Marseille.

The film was a success both at the box office and with critics. La Cinématographie Française characterised it as "a strange and fantastical adventure in which the middle part is taking place in a chimerical Asia, allowing artists such as Epstein for cutting and lighting, Lochakoff for the sets, Mozzhukhin for the interpretation and Bilinsky for the costumes, to indulge in wonderful extravagances." Georges Sadoul on the other hand found the film "…

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