The Patriot (1928 film)

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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.

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