Directed by:
Josef von SternbergScreenplay:
Lajos BirĂ³Cinematography:
Bert GlennonCast:
Emil Jannings, Evelyn Brent, William Powell, Jack Raymond, Fritz Feld, Harry Semels, Harry Cording, Guy Oliver, Sam Savitsky, Shep Houghton, Michael VisaroffPlots(1)
An exiled Russian general turned Hollywood extra (Emil Jannings, in an incredibly passionate performance) is chosen by a former adversary (William Powell) to play a role that resembles his former self and gradually loses his grip on reality. Equally a sharp witted satire of the Hollywood machine and a heartbreaking drama about one man's emotional downfall, Josef von Sternberg's The Last Command (his second major Hollywood picture) is one of the finest and most significant films of its era. (Eureka Entertainment)
(more)Cast
Emil Jannings
Switzerland
Best movies:
The Last Laugh (1924)
Jealousy (1925)
Faust (1926)
Evelyn Brent
USA
Best movies:
Underworld (1927)
The Last Command (1928)
The Seventh Victim (1943)
William Powell
USA
Best movies:
Love Crazy (1941)
After the Thin Man (1936)
The Thin Man Goes Home (1945)
Jack Raymond
USA
Best movies:
After the Thin Man (1936)
Citizen Kane (1941)
It's a Wonderful World (1939)
Fritz Feld
German Empire
Best movies:
You Gotta Stay Happy (1948)
Barefoot in the Park (1967)
Hello, Dolly! (1969)
Harry Semels
USA
Best movies:
The Great Dictator (1940)
Sunrise (1927)
It Happened One Night (1934)
Harry Cording
UK
Best movies:
East of Eden (1955)
The Song of Bernadette (1943)
The Last of the Mohicans (1936)
Guy Oliver
USA
Best movies:
Beggars of Life (1928)
The Last Command (1928)
Male and Female (1919)
Sam Savitsky
Russian Empire
Best movies:
Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
Silver River (1948)
The Last Command (1928)
Shep Houghton
USA
Best movies:
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Gone with the Wind (1939)
Michael Visaroff
Russian Empire
Best movies:
Freaks (1932)
Midnight (1939)
Madame Curie (1943)