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Synopsis
A Mongolian trapper's quarrel with a dishonest trader draws him into a much larger struggle for power. After his capture, foreign occupiers decide that his supposed ancestry could make him a useful figurehead. Their plan depends on a man they have underestimated accepting the role chosen for him.
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DirectorsVsevolod Pudovkin
Historical context
Vsevolod Pudovkin made this film after Mother and The End of St. Petersburg, completing a group commonly described as his revolutionary trilogy. Its alternative title, The Heir to Genghis Khan, points to the political use of lineage at the heart of its fictional anti-imperialist story.
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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.
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Availability checked on September 10, 2026.
