该片是由亚历山大·沃尔科夫执导的剧情片,于1924年上映，主要讲述了:By 1820,. Edmun.d Kean is th.e most admired Sha.kespearan ac.tor. But if his art i.s peerless, his free lifest.yle is ill thou.ght of, particularly .by the high society. Kean h.as fallen passi.onately in l.ove wi.th Cou.ntess Elena .de Koefeld, the wi.fe of the ambassador .of Denmark. Elena loves him. too but hesita.tes to. give up her. rank in society a.nd follow Ke.an. On the other hand., Anna, a rich heiress who .refuses to marr.y Lord Mewill, the hu.sband chosen by her parents., confesses her. love for Ke.an and. decid.es to become. an actress like h.im... The aristocrats., outraged by Edmund's prof.ligate ways, de.cide t.o boycott hi.s performances and. his career .is broken. Kean does .not recover from such a blo.w and, on a sto.rmy night, dies in El.ena's arms.