He began shooting in early summer of 1917,[1] but he was soon placed in Yalta hospital and on 9 June 1917 he died.

He tells him that if he treats women as slaves, men as enemies and businessmen as puppets, he will become King of Paris.

However, when Bremond wants to marry the Duchess von Dorstein for her money, he will have to confront her son, who has changed his name to Jean Hiénard and lives a simple life as a sculptor.

The only known copy of the film has lain for almost 100 years in the Russian State archives.

[1][3][4] A screening of the film took place in Yalta at the 130th anniversary of Aleksandr Khanzhonkov in September 2007.