Hotel Imperial (1927)

During World War I, an Austrian officer is trapped behind the Russian lines. He tries to sneak through to his own lines, but is forced to take refuge in a small hotel, where he is hidden by... See full summary »

Director:

Mauritz Stiller

Writers:

Lajos Biró (story), Jules Furthman (screenplay),

Stars:

Pola Negri, James Hall, George Siegmann

Cast

Cast overview:
Pola Negri	...	Anna Sedlak
James Hall	...	Lt. Paul Almasy
George Siegmann	...	Gen. Juschkiewitsch
Max Davidson	...	Elias Butterman
Michael Vavitch	...	Tabakowitsch
Otto Fries	...	Anton Klinak
Nicholas Soussanin	...	Baron Fredrikson
Golden Wadhams	...	Maj. Gen. Sultanov

Storyline

During World War I, an Austrian officer is trapped behind the Russian lines. He tries to sneak through to his own lines, but is forced to take refuge in a small hotel, where he is hidden by the establishment's chambermaid. The two fall in love, but a Russian general makes the hotel his headquarters and sets his sights on the maid. In addition, the Austrian must find out the identity of a spy who is feeding the Russians military information that could lead to the destruction of the Austrian army.

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Plot Keywords:

love | world war one

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Genres:

Drama | War

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Details

Country:

USA

Release Date:

1 January 1927 (USA)

Also Known As:

Aftokratorikon xenodoheion

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min 85 min

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of Five Graves to Cairo (1943)

User Reviews

Eyes on Pola Negri & Accuracy

Seeing this film, Pola Negri is a definite feast for my eyes as she fills the screen with a fine performance. I viewed this recently with a live audience and one of our elder viewers was from Eastern Europe. His comments resonate on the qualities in this film.

"The World War 1 uniforms were very accurate in the film, and it is the first time I have ever seen a film which portrayed the Eastern Europe government in a positive light politically. This film stunned me in the political accuracy of that portrayal." This speaks reams for this film. Not only is Pola Negri super, but a person who lived in Eastern Europe applauds the excellent film making involved.

This is one of a very small handful of films made about this front in World War 1. The history is just as important as Pola Negri's performance.