The Last Command
US (1928): Drama/Silent
A decorated, aristocratic Czarist general is reduced to penury after the collapse of Imperial Russia. Directed by Josef von Sternberg.
There is a story that this film's producers, Jesse Lasky and Adolph Zukor -- two Jews who had fled Eastern Europe to escape the oppression of Czarist Russia -- wrote to the Czar after he was overthrown (though before his execution) and said that they were sorry to hear that he was out of a job, and if he was ever in the vicinity of Hollywood, to stop by, and they would give him a job as an extra in one of their movies. This story mirrors the movie's plot almost exactly. (IMDb)
2 nominations, 1 Award
· Best Actor 1927-28: Emil Jannings co-nomination with The Way of All Flesh
· Writing (Original Story) 1927-28: Lajos Biro