Locksmith and Chancellor (Russian: Слесарь и Канцлер, romanized: Slesar i kantsler) is a 1923 Soviet silent film directed by Vladimir Gardin based on the play of Anatoli Lunacharsky.

[1][2] The film's art direction was by Vladimir Yegorov [ru].

The Government of the fictional country Norland has unleashed a war with the neighboring Galikania and is suffering one defeat after another.

A group of conspirators who were dissatisfied with this state of affairs, led by the Social Democrat Frank Frey arrange a coup to overthrew the emperor of Norland.

Workers expose Frank Frey's policy of continuing the war and a revolution breaks out in the country.