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Auction History Result 8k672 MICHAEL STROGOFF 8x10 still '26 Universal silent version of Jules Verne novel! Date Sold 5/2/2013 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical 8" x 10" [20 x 25 cm] Movie Still (Learn More) Michel Strogoff (released in the U.S. as "Michael Strogoff"), the 1926 Viktor Tourjansky French/German Russia silent adventure thriller ("The amazing exploits of the most daring character in fiction by Jules Verne"; "Carl Laemmle presents Jules Verne's mightiest melodrama"; "Stupendous! Awe-Inspiring!"; "A Universal Film de France Triumph"; from the novel by Jules Verne; about a courier who has vital documents he needs to deliver to the Russian Czar, and he goes through the worst difficulties to do so, including being tortured with hot pokers in his eyes as his mother looks on!) starring Ivan Mozzhukhin (billed as "Ivan Moskine, Europe's Idol of the screen as The Secret Courier"; in the title role as Michael Strogoff), Nathalie Lissenko and Acho Chakatouny. Note that this movie is based on the novel, "Michael Strogoff: The Courier of the Czar" written by Jules Verne in 1876. Apparently, this was an incredibly popular action novel of that time, and over the years, there have been around a dozen film adaptations, both silent and sound! Sometimes the lead character's name is changed slightly so as to not sound foreign to the country that made the movie. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Condition: good. There is paper loss in the top right blank corner, but the still is otherwise in pretty good condition. Learn More about condition grades 
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