The Awakening (1928)

Director:

Victor Fleming

Writers:

H.H. Caldwell, Katherine Hilliker,

Stars:

Vilma Bánky, Walter Byron, Louis Wolheim

Nominated for 1 Oscar.

Cast

Credited cast:
Vilma Bánky	...	Marie Ducrot
Walter Byron	...	Count Karl von Hagen
Louis Wolheim	...	Le Bete
George Davis	...	The Orderly
William Orlamond	...	Grandfather Ducrot
Carl von Haartman	...	Lt. Franz Geyer
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Carmencita Johnson	...	Little girl

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

world war one

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Release Date:

17 November 1928 (USA)

Also Known As:

Armastuse sümfoonia

Box Office

Budget:

$762,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Samuel Goldwyn Company, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (MovieTone) (music, sound effects)

Color:

Black and White

Did You Know?

Trivia

A review in Variety described this film as "a pinch of "The White Sister,' a seasoning of "The Scarlet Letter,' a large chunk of all the war pictures since 1918, and several slices of small-time baloney."

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Soundtracks

"Marie"
Written by Irving Berlin

User Reviews

Oscar nominated film among the lost.

THE AWAKENING was nominated by the Academy for its Art Direction in the first transitional year of the talkies. A vast number of films from this year are lost and this is no exception. No print or negative materials are known to exist at this time. William Cameron Menzies received his third nomination for this film, having received two the prior year and winning for both.