Paul I, the Emperor of All Russia, becomes the target of a deadly conspiracy.
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- Won 1 Oscar. Another 4 nominations.
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Cast
Emil Jannings | ... |
Czar Paul I
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Florence Vidor | ... |
Countess Ostermann
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Lewis Stone | ... |
Count Pahlen
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Vera Voronina | ... |
Mademoiselle Lapoukhine
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Neil Hamilton | ... |
Crown Prince Alexander
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Harry Cording | ... |
Stefan
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Sam Savitsky |
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Alexander Skonnikov |
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Tullio Carminati | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Carmencita Johnson | ... |
Baby (uncredited)
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Directed by
Ernst Lubitsch |
Written by
Ashley Dukes | ... | (play) |
Julian Johnson | ... | (titles) |
Hanns Kräly | ... | (adaptation) (as Hans Kraly) |
Dmitri Merezhkovsky | ... | (story "Paul I") |
Alfred Neumann | ... | (play "Der Patriot") |
Produced by
Ernst Lubitsch | ... | producer |
Music by
Gerard Carbonara | ||
Domenico Savino | ||
Max Bergunker | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
Bert Glennon |
Editing by
Ernst Lubitsch |
Editorial Department
Hans Blanche | ... | negative cutter |
Art Direction by
Hans Dreier |
Costume Design by
Ali Hubert |
Production Management
Eric Locke | ... | unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
George Hippard | ... | assistant director |
George Yohalem | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
Bob Margolo | ... | props |
Camera and Electrical Department
Ralph Burdick | ... | assistant camera |
William H. Clothier | ... | assistant camera |
William Rand | ... | additional camera operator (uncredited) |
Music Department
Nat W. Finston | ... | musical director |
Additional Crew
Barbara Bridgeford | ... | production secretary |
Eugene Hager | ... | technical director |
Nicholas Kobliansky | ... | technical advisor |
Jesse L. Lasky | ... | presenter |
Adolph Zukor | ... | presenter |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (1928) (United States) (theatrical)
- Famous-Lasky Film Service (1928) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Paramount British Pictures (1928) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Famous-Lasky Film Service (1929) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Films Paramount (1929) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Filmverhuurkantoor Tuschinski (1929) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Paramount-Film (1930) (Austria) (theatrical)
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Storyline
Plot Summary |
In 18th-century Russia, the Czar, Paul, is surrounded by murderous plots and trusts only Count Pahlen. Pahlen wishes to protect his friend, the mad king, but because of the horror of the king's acts, he feels that he must remove him from the throne. |
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Taglines | Paramount Presents Its Amazing SOUND Special 'THE PATRIOT' See more » |
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Box Office
Budget | $1,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | This film is presumed lost. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into The Scarlet Empress (1934). See more » |