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| Emil Jannings | ... | Gen. Dolgorucki / Grand Duke Sergius Alexander | |
| Evelyn Brent | ... | Natalie Dabrova | |
| William Powell | ... | Lev Andreyev | |
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Jack Raymond | ... | Assistant Director |
| Nicholas Soussanin | ... | The Adjutant | |
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Michael Visaroff | ... | Serge (the valet) |
| Fritz Feld | ... | A Revolutionist | |
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A decorated, aristocratic Czarist General is reduced to penury after the collapse of Imperial Russia. An old adversary, now a successful director hires the general to re-enact the revolution which deposed him. Written by W. Louis <wlouis@ego.psych.mcgill.ca>
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bolshevik | year 1917 | russian revolution | national film registry | death |Taglines:
EMIL JANNINGS -- World's finest dramatic actor in a brilliant successor to "The Way of all Flesh" -- and "Variety." You'll be amazed with Janning's tremendous role of the mighty general!...with men...women...a whole nation at his feet! Through flaming love...adoration...hate! To...! The most terrific climax the screen has ever known!Parents Guide:
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April 1928 (Japan) See more »Also Known As:
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Both Emil Jannings and William Powell clashed with director Josef von Sternberg. Powell re-wrote his contract with a provision that he never be assigned to any future Sternberg production. See more »Goofs
[All goofs for this title are spoilers.] See more »Quotes
Lev Andreyev: [about the Duke] Let him strut a little longer. His days are numbered!See more »
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In 1985 German composer Siegfried Franz reconstructed the original musical score of the film. A version of the film with this score was released in life performances in theaters and shown on television in the eighties. See more »Connections
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I had little experience of silent films except few and far between until I saw The Last Command. With the great Josef von Sternberg directing and Oscar winning performance by Emil Jannings, I knew I could expect something memorable and I was richly rewarded in experience when I viewed it. Now I have no qualms about silent films and have become something of a fan of them. Three other silent films of equal caliber came to my mind when I watched this film; The Passion of Joan of Arc,Nanook of the North and Battleship Potemkin I noted that to bring the full effect of a movie's message and produce entertainment as well, it is a much harder task for the performers than with sound and dialog. In this film, Jannings outdid himself and absolutely deserved the Oscar, the first for a foreign actor in Oscar history. His haughty bearing as the imperial Russian general and appropriate facial expressions were totally convincing and he appeared taller and grander than himself in real life. Then again, as the devastated,humiliated extra in the Hollywood Bread line he was just as superb. he was able to project that false dignity even as he was dressed up in the uniform of his former rank in the Russian army for the part he was asked to play. The last few minutes of this movie brought to memory his depiction of Emmanuel Rath in the other great movie he made with Marlene Dietrich, Blue Angel, but in Last Command he was even more admirable. One gets deeply into the atmosphere of the scenes, the story and the music when one watches this film. For that, the credit goes to Sternberg as much or more than to the principal actors. The music score was also so very beautiful and made for a great total effect.Performances by Evelyn Brent and William Powell were also superb. Brent did a great job both as the delicate beauty as well as the vicious turn coat in her role.