His Excellency (1928 film)

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.

His Excellency
Directed byGrigori Roshal
Written bySerafima Roshal
Vera Stroyeva
StarringLeonid Leonidov
Maria Sinelnikova
Tamara Adelheim
Nikolay Cherkasov
Mikhail Rostovtsev
CinematographyNikolai Kozlovsky
Edited byMark Donskoy
Production
company
Release date
  • 1928 (1928)
Running time
60 minutes
CountrySoviet Union
LanguageRussian
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