The last command
A Czarist general, displaced from his Russian homeland, finds himself in a Hollywood boarding house awaiting the degrading call to work as a movie extra. By intercutting between the "defeated" general and the action of the Russian Revolution, Von Sternberg shows how far the high and mighty...
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| Language: | English |
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Hollywood, Calif. :
Paramount Pictures,
1987
Hollywood, Calif. : 1991 Hollywood, Calif. : [1991] |
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| Summary: | A Czarist general, displaced from his Russian homeland, finds himself in a Hollywood boarding house awaiting the degrading call to work as a movie extra. By intercutting between the "defeated" general and the action of the Russian Revolution, Von Sternberg shows how far the high and mighty can fall A Czarist general, exiled from his Russian homeland and working as a movie extra in Hollywood, is hired for a film about the Russian Revolution Emil Jannings acts the part of a Czarist general displaced from his Russian homeland, finds himself in a Hollywood boarding house awaiting the degrading call to work as a movie extra. By intercutting between the "defeated" general and the action of the Russian Revolution, Von Sternberg shows how far the high and mighty can fall |
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| Item Description: | Dolby, stereo, hi-fi Silent film with English subtitles; music on added soundtrack Silent with English subtitles Silent with musical score VHS format [NTSC] Videocassette release of a 1928 motion picture by Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation Videocassette release of a 1928 motion picture "2785" |
| Physical Description: | 1 videocassette (88 min.) : si., b&w ; 1/2 in 1 videocassette (88 min.) : si., col. ; 1/2 in |
| Format: | VHS VHS, Dolby, stereo, hi-fi |
| Production Credits: | Director, Josef Von Sternberg ; story, Lajos Biro ; screenplay, John F. Goodrich ; associate producer, B.P. Schulberg ; organ score by Gaylord Carter Director, Josef Von Sternberg; story, Lajos Biro; organ score, Gaylord Carter ; screenplay, John F. Goodrich; associate producer, B.P. Schulberg; photography, Bert Glennon Story, Lajos Biro ; photographed by Bert Glennon ; organ score by Gaylord Carter |
| ISBN: | 0792110986 |