---
title: 'The Last Command (1928)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Josef von Sternberg'
released: '1928-01-22'
runtime_minutes: 85
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-last-command-1928'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0019071/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Last Command (1928)

1928 · 85 min · Drama, War, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

The Last Command is a 1928 American silent romantic drama film directed by Josef von Sternberg, and written by John F. Goodrich and Herman J. Mankiewicz from a story by Lajos Bíró. The film stars Emil Jannings, who won the first Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role at the 1929 ceremony for his performances in this film and The Way of All Flesh, the only year multiple roles were considered. Evelyn Brent and William Powell co-star.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Josef von Sternberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/josef-von-sternberg)
- **Screenplay:** [Lajos Bíró](https://cinepixo.com/people/lajos-biro), [Herman J. Mankiewicz](https://cinepixo.com/people/herman-j-mankiewicz)
- **Producer:** [Adolph Zukor](https://cinepixo.com/people/adolph-zukor), [Jesse Louis Lasky](https://cinepixo.com/people/jesse-louis-lasky)
- **Director of Photography:** [Bert Glennon](https://cinepixo.com/people/bert-glennon)

## Cast

- [Emil Jannings](https://cinepixo.com/people/emil-jannings)
- [Michael Visaroff](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-visaroff)
- [Evelyn Brent](https://cinepixo.com/people/evelyn-brent)
- [Guy Oliver](https://cinepixo.com/people/guy-oliver)
- [William Powell](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-powell)
- [Fritz Feld](https://cinepixo.com/people/fritz-feld)
- [Jack Raymond](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-raymond)
- [Nicholas Soussanin](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-soussanin)

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