Mazeppa, der Volksheld der Ukraine explained

Mazeppa, der Volksheld der Ukraine
Country:	Germany
Runtime:	118 minutes
Director:	Martin Berger
Producer:	E. H. Zirkel Werner Krauß: Mazeppa Aenderly Lebius: König Kasimir Toni Zimmerer: Fürst Skrudzinski Mi. Samoliows: Graf Czerny Eva Speyer: Prinzessin Bianca Lulu Lànyi: Gräfin Czerny Otto Mannstaedt: Minister Krzywalow Rudolf Hofbauer: Diener Jan Max Gülstorff: Ukrainer Gutsbesitzer Alfred Beierle: Schloßhauptmann Bulock Berthold Reissig: Kosak Iwan Frida von Bülow: Jans Schwester Ernst Keppler: Pole Edelmann

Mazeppa, der Volksheld der Ukraine (Mazeppa, the Folk Hero of Ukraine) is a historical film by German director Martin Berger, that was filmed in 1918 and released in July 1919.^[1]

Plot

An historic drama about the Cossack Mazeppa, who at the end of the seventeenth century was a highly placed soldier under the Polish king Jan II Casimir. After a battle, Mazeppa is honoured by the king because of his great honour. A count who feels deprived, takes revenge.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mazeppa, der Volksheld der Ukraine . European Film Gateway . February 26, 2022.