Most Popular Feature Films Released In 1928
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The Passion of Joan of Arc
(1928) A chronicle of the trial of Jeanne d'Arc on charges of heresy, and the efforts of her ecclesiastical jurists to force Jeanne to recant her claims of holy visions. Dir: Carl Theodor Dreyer With: Maria Falconetti, Eugene Silvain, André Berley Biography | Drama | History 110 mins. |
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The Circus
(1928) The Tramp finds work and the girl of his dreams at a circus. Dir: Charles Chaplin With: Charles Chaplin, Merna Kennedy, Al Ernest Garcia Comedy | Romance 71 mins. |
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The Man Who Laughs
(1928) When a proud noble refuses to kiss the hand of the despotic King James in 1690, he is cruelly executed and his son surgically disfigured. Dir: Paul Leni With: Mary Philbin, Conrad Veidt, Julius Molnar Jr. Drama | Horror | Mystery | Romance | Thriller 110 mins. |
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The Cameraman
(1928) Hopelessly in love with a woman working at MGM Studios, a clumsy man attempts to become a motion picture cameraman to be close to the object of his desire. Dir: Edward Sedgwick With: Buster Keaton, Marceline Day, Harold Goodwin Comedy | Romance | Family | Drama United States-PASSED 69 mins. |
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The Wind
(1928) A frail young woman from the east moves in with her cousin in the west, where she causes tension within the family and is slowly driven mad. Dir: Victor Sjöström With: Lillian Gish, Lars Hanson, Montagu Love Drama | Romance | Western United States-PASSED 95 mins. |
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Steamboat Bill, Jr.
(1928) The effete son of a cantankerous riverboat captain comes to join his father's crew. Dir: Charles Reisner With: Buster Keaton, Tom McGuire, Ernest Torrence Action | Comedy | Drama | Family | Romance 70 mins. |
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October (Ten Days that Shook the World)
(1928) In documentary style, events in Petrograd are re-enacted from the end of the monarchy in February of... Dir: Grigori Aleksandrov, Sergei M. Eisenstein With: Boris Livanov, Nikolay Popov, Vasili Nikandrov Drama | History 142 mins. |
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Show People
(1928) A young lady from Georgia goes to Hollywood in the hopes of becoming an actress. Dir: King Vidor With: Marion Davies, William Haines, Dell Henderson Comedy | Romance United States-PASSED 83 mins. |
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The Crowd
(1928) The life of a man and woman together in a large, impersonal metropolis through their hopes, struggles and downfalls. Dir: King Vidor With: Eleanor Boardman, James Murray, Bert Roach Drama | Romance United States-PASSED 98 mins. |
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Champagne
(1928) A spoiled heiress defies her father by running off to marry her lover. But Daddy has a few tricks up his sleeve. Dir: Alfred Hitchcock With: Betty Balfour, Jean Bradin, Ferdinand von Alten Comedy 86 mins. |










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