The Patriot (1928 film)
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| Directed by | Ernst Lubitsch |
| Written by | Julian Johnson Hanns Kräly |
| Starring | Emil Jannings Florence Vidor Lewis Stone Neil Hamilton |
| Music by | Max Bergunker |
| Cinematography | Bert Glennon |
| Editing by | Ernst Lubitsch |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | August 17, 1928 |
| Running time | 113 min. |
| Budget | $1,000,000 (estimated) |
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The Patriot is a semi-biographical film that was released in 1928. The film was written by Julian Johnson and Hanns Kräly. It is an adaptation of several different plays: Paul I by Dmitri Merezhkovsky; Der Patriot by Alfred Neumann and The Patriot by Ashley Dukes. The film was directed by Ernst Lubitsch.
The movie is a biographical story of Tsar Paul I of Russia, starring Emil Jannings, Florence Vidor and Lewis Stone. It won the Academy Award for Best Writing Achievement and was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Lewis Stone), Best Art Direction, Best Director and Best Picture. It was the only silent film nominated for Best Picture that year and the last to ever receive a Best Picture nomination.
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Only pieces of this film are left; there is no complete copy. It is the only Best Picture nominee for which no complete or near-complete copy exists.
[edit] References and external links
- The Patriot at the IMDb
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