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The Last Command

Josef von Sternberg

1928 • 1h 28m

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.

The Last Command

Cast

Emil Jannings

Emil JanningsGen. Dolgorucki / Grand Duke Sergius Alexander

Evelyn Brent

Evelyn BrentNatalie Dabrova

William Powell

William PowellLev Andreyev

Jack RaymondAssistant director

Nicholas SoussaninThe adjutant

Michael Visaroff

Michael VisaroffSerge (the valet)

Fritz Feld

Fritz FeldA revolutionist

Harry Cording

Harry CordingRevolutionist (uncredited)

Shep Houghton

Shep HoughtonRussian Youth (uncredited)

Alexander IkonnikovDrillmaster (uncredited)

Nicholas KoblianskyDrillmaster (uncredited)

Guy Oliver

Guy OliverWardrobe Attendant (uncredited)

Sam SavitskyA Private (uncredited)

Harry Semels

Harry SemelsA Soldier (uncredited)

Robert WilberUndetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Crew

Adolph Zukor

Adolph ZukorProducer

Josef von Sternberg

Josef von SternbergDirector

Lajos Biró

Lajos BiróStory

Bert Glennon

Bert GlennonDirector of Photography

Jesse L. Lasky

Jesse L. LaskyProducer

Ernst Lubitsch

Ernst LubitschWriter

Herman J. Mankiewicz

Herman J. MankiewiczWriter

Travis Banton

Travis BantonCostume Design

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