The Blackguard

The Blackguard
The Blackguard
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Directed by	Graham Cutts
Written by	Alfred Hitchcock; Adrian Brunel;
Based on	The Blackguard; by Raymond Paton
Produced by	Michael Balcon; Erich Pommer;
Starring	Jane Novak; Walter Rilla; Frank Stanmore; Bernhard Goetzke;
Cinematography	Theodor Sparkuhl
Production; companies	Gainsborough Pictures; UFA;
Distributed by	Wardour Films (UK)
Release date	26 October 1925;
Running time	1 hour 36 min.
Countries	United Kingdom; Germany;
Languages	Silent film; English intertitles; German intertitles;

The Blackguard (German: Die Prinzessin und der Geiger) is a 1925 British-German silent drama film directed by Graham Cutts and starring Jane Novak, Walter Rilla, and Frank Stanmore.^[1]^[2] The film is set against the backdrop of the Russian Revolution during which a violinist saves a princess from execution.