Name: The Last Command
Director: Josef von Sternberg
Genre: Drama, History, War, Romance
Released: 1928
Duration: 1 h 28 min
Cast: Emil Jannings, Evelyn Brent, William Powell, Jack Raymond, Nicholas Soussanin

The Last Command (1928)

Drama, History, War, Romance • 1h 28m

Overview

A former Imperial Russian general and cousin of the Czar ends up in Hollywood as an extra in a movie directed by a former revolutionary.

Director: Josef von Sternberg

Cast: Emil Jannings, Evelyn Brent, William Powell, Jack Raymond, Nicholas Soussanin, Michael Visaroff, Fritz Feld, Harry Cording, Shep Houghton, Alexander Ikonnikov, Nicholas Kobliansky, Guy Oliver, Sam Savitsky, Harry Semels, Robert Wilber

Best English-Friendly Release

Criterion Blu-ray

Best Video Release

Criterion Blu-ray although MoC OOP Blu-ray looks similar, it's likely slightly worse

Best Audio Release

Only the MoC edition has the Gaylord Carter organ score from the old VHS/LaserDisc release while Criterion has only the orchestral score by Robert Israel and electronic/percussion score by Alloy Orchestra.

Format

1080p Blu-ray

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