The Patriot (1928 film)

The Patriot (1928 film)

Infobox Film | name = The Patriot


image_size = 90px
caption =
director = Ernst Lubitsch
producer =
writer = Julian Johnson Hanns Kräly
starring = Emil Jannings Florence Vidor Lewis Stone Neil Hamilton
music = Max Bergunker
cinematography = Bert Glennon
editing = Ernst Lubitsch
distributor = Paramount Pictures
released = August 17, 1928
runtime = 113 min.
language =
budget = $1,000,000 (estimated)
imdb_id = 0019257

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.

History of film

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.

References and external links

* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0019257/ "The Patriot"] at the IMDb


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