The Extradition

The Extradition

90 mins | Drama | March 20, 1975

Throughout the late 19th century and in the early part of the 20th, Russians of a wide variety of political persuasions contemplated various forms of revolution. Throughout the same period, they often had to seek asylum in other countries. This movie concerns Sergei (Roger Jendly), a revolutionary who kills a student in Russia and flees to Switzerland. Though he has the gifts and abilities to unify various revolutionary groups within Russia, once he has been forced to flee, they have no interest in him. When his presence in Switzerland threatens a trade agreement with the Tsar, he is tracked down and expelled.

The Extradition

90 mins | Drama | March 20, 1975

The Extradition
Throughout the late 19th century and in the early part of the 20th, Russians of a wide variety of political persuasions contemplated various forms of revolution. Throughout the same period, they often had to seek asylum in other countries. This movie concerns Sergei (Roger Jendly), a revolutionary who kills a student in Russia and flees to Switzerland. Though he has the gifts and abilities to unify various revolutionary groups within Russia, once he has been forced to flee, they have no interest in him. When his presence in Switzerland threatens a trade agreement with the Tsar, he is tracked down and expelled.
Producers Cinov Bern
Original title Die Auslieferung
Directors Peter von Gunten
Writers Peter von Gunten

Cast

Roger Jendly

as Sergej Njetschajew

Anne Wiazemsky

as Nathalie Herzen

William Jacques

as Bakunin

Silvia Jost

as Albertine

Claude Yersin

as Alexandre Herzen fils

Bernard Arczynski

as Ogarev

Paul Pasquier

as Cemperio

Erich Schade

as Welti