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The Last Command

1928, Movie, NR, 90 mins

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One of acclaimed German actor Emil Jannings' first American pictures, directed by Austrian expatriate Josef von Sternberg and tailor-made to suit Jannings' skills and screen persona. Sergius Alexander (Jannings) is a broken-down old man, living in a Hollywood rooming house and working as a $7.50 a day extra, barely able to keep up with the vicious competition for work. Expatriate Russian director Leo Andreiev (William Powell), once a revolutionary agitator, recognizes the ol... read more leave a comment
Year: 1928
Rated NR

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Cast
Emil Jannings: General Dolgorucki/Grand Duke Sergius Alexander
Evelyn Brent: Natascha Dobrowa
William Powell: Leo Andreiev
Nicholas Soussanin: Adjutant
Michael Visaroff: Serge the Valet
Jack Raymond: Assistant Director

 

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Who received the very first ...

Question: Who received the very first Oscar?


Answer: Austrian-born actor Emil Jannings, who received a best-actor Academy Award in 1929, the first year Oscars were given, for his work in The Last Command (1927) and The Way of All Flesh (1928).

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