Movie
The Last Command
Overview
A former Imperial Russian general and cousin of the Czar ends up in Hollywood as an extra in a movie directed by a former revolutionary.
Details
- Release date
- 1928-01-21
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Genres
- Drama, History, War
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Paramount Pictures, Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Emil Jannings as Gen. Dolgorucki / Grand Duke Sergius Alexander
- Evelyn Brent as Natalie Dabrova
- William Powell as Lev Andreyev
- Jack Raymond as Assistant director
- Nicholas Soussanin as The adjutant
- Michael Visaroff as Serge (the valet)
- Fritz Feld as A revolutionist
- Harry Cording as Revolutionist (uncredited)
- Shep Houghton as Russian Youth (uncredited)
- Alexander Ikonnikov as Drillmaster (uncredited)
- Nicholas Kobliansky as Drillmaster (uncredited)
- Guy Oliver as Wardrobe Attendant (uncredited)
Crew
- Josef von Sternberg - Director
- John F. Goodrich - Writer
- Herman J. Mankiewicz - Writer
- Ernst Lubitsch - Writer
- Josef von Sternberg - Story
- Lajos Biró - Story
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