Last Command Movie Review 1928

Famous powerful silent film by Sternberg about a expatriate Czarist general forging out a pitiful living as a silent Hollywood extra, where he is hired by his former adversary to reenact the revolution he just left. Next to "The Last Laugh," this is considered Jannings' most acclaimed performance. Deeply ironic, visually compelling film with a new score by Gaylord Carter.

Distribution

Baker & Taylor Inc., 2709 Water Ridge Pkwy., Ste. 500, Charlotte, NC 28217, Phone: (704)357-3500, Toll-free: 800-775-1800, Email: btinfo@btol.com, URL: http://www.btol.com

Available on VHS
Running time 88 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Silent Films, Russia/USSR, 4 Bones

Screenplay

Warren Duff

Cast

Emil Jannings, William Powell, Evelyn Brent, Nicholas Soussanin, Michael Visaroff, Jack Raymond, Fritz Feld

Director

Josef von Sternberg

Music

Max Steiner, Gaylord Carter

Producer

Paramount Pictures

Awards

Oscars 1928: Actor (Jannings).