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The Last Command (1928)

★ 7.3/10 88 min Drama, History, War, Romance United States English
Director: Josef von Sternberg
Writers: John F. Goodrich, Ernst Lubitsch, Herman J. Mankiewicz
Story by: Josef von Sternberg, Lajos Biró
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Description

A former Imperial Russian general and cousin of the Czar ends up in Hollywood as an extra in a movie directed by a former revolutionary.

Top Cast

Emil Jannings
Emil Jannings Gen. Dolgorucki / Grand Duke Sergius Alexander
Evelyn Brent
Evelyn Brent Natalie Dabrova
William Powell
William Powell Lev Andreyev
Jack Raymond Assistant director
Nicholas Soussanin The adjutant
Michael Visaroff
Michael Visaroff Serge (the valet)
Fritz Feld
Fritz Feld A revolutionist
Harry Cording
Harry Cording Revolutionist (uncredited)

The Last Command Appears on 7 Curated Movie Lists

Awards

Academy Awards: Best Actor
Academy Awards #01

Canon Institutions

Criterion Collection
Criterion Collection #528
National Film Registry
National Film Registry #400

Critic Curated

Paste Magazines 75 Best Films Of The 1920s
Paste Magazine #41
Paste Magazines The 100 Best Silent Films
Paste Magazine #53
The Telegraphs 500 Must See Films
The Telegraph #233

Letterboxd Lists

Letterboxd 120 highest-rated 1920-1929 films
Letterboxd #28

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