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The Finances of the Grand Duke
Die Finanzen des Großherzogs
1924 · Film · 80 min
Directed by F. W. Murnau
The likeable and carefree Grand Duke of Abacco is in dire straits. There is no money left to service the State's debt; the main creditor is looking forward to expropriating the entire Duchy. The marriage with Olga, Grand Duchess of Russia, would solve everything, but a crucial letter of hers about the engagement has been stolen. Besides, a bunch of revolutionaries and a dubious businessman have other plans regarding the Grand Duke. With the intrusion of adventurer Philipp Collins into the Grand Duke's affairs, a series of frantic chases, plots and counter-plots begins.
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"The Finances of the Grand Duke" (1924) has been restored to that level of quality. Sprocket jitter and frame to frame exposure inconsistency was removed, along with dust and scratches. This was probably the first really high quality restoration of a major film. It's an milestone in film history, by Thea von Harbou ("Metropolis"), but really, only historians and film students watch it.
Annoyingly, when that was restored, it was on line as a free film. Now it's on Amazon, etc. as a product.