Assassination of the Russian Minister Plehve
The film depicts the assassination of the Russian minister in charge of the secret police. The bombing assault against the Chief of Police, Von Plèhve by a student named Sasanoff happened in Saint Petersburg on July, 29, 1904. It was reconstructed in Montreuil in the first days of August. For the sets, H. Laurent asked Touchard, director of exteriors to find newly dead horses, and a carriage from the year 1900. Laurent dismantled the carriage and burned parts of it and with a picture from the Petit Jornal Illustré, he recontructed the scene.
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | Assassinat du ministre Plehve |
| Year | 1904 |
| Country | France |
| Genre | Crime |
| Director | Lucien Nonguet |
| Runtime | 1 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 4.7/10 (4 votes) |
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The film constructs a stark, procedural account of a political assassination, relying on painstaking recreation with real carriages and horses to achieve a grim authenticity. It explores the nascent power of cinema to document and re-stage history.
What lingers after viewing is the raw, unvarnished brutality of the act, presented not as drama but as a stark factual tableau. It’s a foundational piece of crime-as-document. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Lucien Nonguet
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Watch as a historical document, in a focused setting to appreciate its reconstructive craft.
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