- The Patriot (1928 film)
Infobox Film | name = The Patriot
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director =Ernst Lubitsch
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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.
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budget = $1,000,000 (estimated)
imdb_id = 0019257The Patriot is a semi-
biographical film that was released in 1928. The film was written byJulian Johnson andHanns Kräly . It is an adaptation of several different plays: "Paul I" byDmitri Merezhkovsky ; "Der Patriot" by Alfred Neumann and "The Patriot" byAshley Dukes . The film was directed byErnst Lubitsch .The movie is a biographical story of
Tsar Paul I of Russia , starringEmil Jannings ,Florence Vidor andLewis 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 onlysilent 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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