---
title: 'Lieutenant Kijé (1934)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Aleksandr Faintsimmer'
released: '1934-03-07'
runtime_minutes: 98
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Soviet Union'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/lieutenant-kije-1934'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0025671/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Lieutenant Kijé (1934)

1934 · 98 min · Comedy, History · Soviet Union

Original title: Поручик Киже

## Synopsis

Lieutenant Kijé is a 1934 Soviet comedy film directed by Aleksandr Faintsimmer and promoted by Boris Gusman, based on the novella "Lieutenant Kijé" by Yury Tynyanov. The film was released in the United States as The Czar Wants to Sleep. Sergei Prokofiev composed the score; a five-movement suite based on the score quickly became part of the international concert repertoire.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Aleksandr Faintsimmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/aleksandr-faintsimmer)
- **Screenplay:** [Yury Tynyanov](https://cinepixo.com/people/yury-tynyanov)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Sergei Prokofiev](https://cinepixo.com/people/sergei-prokofiev)
- **Director of Photography:** [Arkadi Koltsaty](https://cinepixo.com/people/arkadi-koltsaty)

## Cast

- [Leonid Kmit](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonid-kmit)
- [Andrei Kostrichkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrei-kostrichkin)
- [Erast Garin](https://cinepixo.com/people/erast-garin)
- [Mikhail Yanshin](https://cinepixo.com/people/mikhail-yanshin)
- [Mikhail Rostovtsev](https://cinepixo.com/people/mikhail-rostovtsev)
- [Sofia Magarill](https://cinepixo.com/people/sofia-magarill)
- [Boris Gorin-Goryainov](https://cinepixo.com/people/boris-gorin-goryainov)
- [Nina Shaternikova](https://cinepixo.com/people/nina-shaternikova)

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