Mazeppa, Folk Hero of the Ukraine ( 1919 )

Overview

The film tells the story of Ivan Mazeppa, a Ukrainian page at the Polish court who has an affair with the young wife of a much older count. Outraged when he learns of the incident, the nobleman has Mazeppa tied naked to a wild horse which is then released into the wilderness. The bulk of the poem describes the long hazardous journey during which Mazeppa almost dies twice but ultimately survives and returns to his native Ukraine.

Top Cast

Werner Krauss

Mazeppa

Lulu Lànyi

Gräfin Czerny

Mi. Samoliows

Graf Czerny

Aenderly Lebius

König Kasimir

Eva Speyer

Prinzessin Blanka

Otto Mannstaedt

Toni Zimmerer

Rudolf Hofbauer

Alfred Beierle

Bertold Reissig

Marie von Bülow

Ernst Keppler

Max Gülstorff