His Excellency (1928 film)
| His Excellency | |
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| Directed by | Grigori Roshal |
| Written by | Serafima Roshal Vera Stroyeva |
| Starring | Leonid Leonidov Maria Sinelnikova Tamara Adelheim Nikolay Cherkasov Mikhail Rostovtsev |
| Cinematography | Nikolai Kozlovsky |
| Edited by | Mark Donskoy |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
His Excellency (Russian: Его превосходительство, romanized: Yego prevoskhoditelstvo) is a 1928 Soviet drama film directed by Grigori Roshal. It was released in the United States under the name, "Seeds of Freedom." The film is based on real events. On 5 May 1902, shoemaker-laborer Hirsh Lekert, a member of the Jewish party Bund, attempted to murder the governor of Vilnius, Victor von Wahl.