# Fragment of an Empire (1929) by Fridrikh Ermler

Fragment of an Empire (1929), Soviet silent drama film with Russian intertitles, directed by Fridrikh Ermler.

From BluRay, Public domain in Russia and in USA. 2018 restoration by EYE Filmmuseum, Gosfilmofond, and the San Francisco Silent Film Festival, primarily based on a Dutch 35 mm nitrate print preserved at EYE Filmmuseum. Missing segments sourced from an incomplete 35 mm nitrate print with Russian intertitles, preserved at the Swiss Film Archive. Intertitles for acts 2–6 are from the Swiss Film Archive's print, with missing intertitles reconstructed based on text recorded in the license and montage list from Gosfilmofond and marked with "2018".

- Kind: Feature
- Year: 1929
- Runtime: 1 h 48 min
- By: Fridrikh Ermler
- Genres: Silent
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fragment_of_an_Empire_(1929)_by_Fridrikh_Ermler.webm)
- Licence or status: Public domain (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Fridrikh Ermler
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/commons/149838521?play=1)