Surrender (1927)
Lea Lyon, the daughter of a rabbi, lives happily with her father in their Gulicinu village, but there are rumblings of war. Soon, the village is overrun with the Imperial troops of the Russian Czar, with Constantine in Imperial command. He is attracted by the beauty of Lea and commands her to come to his quarters. She refuses and he is outraged. He orders the townspeople barred behind their doors and the village burned. Though she loves her honor above everything else, she can not bear to see the villagers suffer, and makes the lonely walk through the village to the Inn.
- Date of release
- 1927-01-02
- TMDB
- 6.5 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- Genres
- Drama, Action, Romance
- Director
- Edward Sloman
Casting
- Mary Philbin — Lea Lyon
- Ivan Mosjoukine — Constantine
- Otto Matieson — Joshua
- Nigel De Brulier — Rabbi Mendel Lyon
- Otto Fries — Tarras
- Daniel Makarenko — Russian General
- Lassie Lou Ahern — Little Jewish Girl
- John Bleifer — Peasant Farmer
- Russ Powell — Tavern Keeper
Interesting facts
Surrender is a 1927 American silent romantic drama film directed by Edward Sloman and written by Charles Kenyon, Edward J. Montagne and Albert DeMond. It is based on the 1915 play Lea Lyon by Alexander Brody. The film stars Mary Philbin, Ivan Mosjukine, Otto Matieson, Nigel De Brulier, Otto Fries, and Daniel Makarenko. The film was released on November 3, 1927, by Universal Pictures.
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