Watch Fragment of an Empire (1929) Online

Described by historian Paul Rotha as "the epitome of the Soviet propaganda film, realized with extraordinary skill of technical achievement", Fragment of an Empire was the first important film effort by director Frederick Ermler. Combining documentary techniques with straight dramatic narrative, the film focuses on a sergeant in the army of the Czar who loses track of his lovely wife. By the time he's discovered that his bride has re-married to an aristocrat, the sergeant has experienced a political epiphany, disdaining Imperialism in favor of the burgeoning Bolshevist movement. Read More

Watch Fragment of an Empire online. Featuring Fyodor Nikitin and Lyudmila Semyonova, Fragment of an Empire is classified as Drama genre movie with an average rating across the web of 6.2. It is available for streaming online in the UK The movie was filmed in Russia and was released on 1929. Fragment of an Empire was directed by Sergei Gerasimov,Vyacheslav Viskovsky,Fridrikh Ermler,Yevgeni Shneider. Read Less