The Patriot

1928Movie⏱️ 1h 53m

DramaHistoryThriller

Paul I, the Emperor of All Russia, becomes the target of a deadly conspiracy.

Director

Ernst Lubitsch

Writers

Ashley Dukes, Julian Johnson, Hanns Kräly

Stars

Emil Jannings, Lewis Stone, Florence Vidor

Release Date

September 1, 1928

Language

English

Country

United States

🏆 4

Wins

🎯 4

Nominations

💬 3

Reviews

📋 1.6K

Watchlists

📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Emil Jannings

as Czar Paul I

Lewis Stone

as Count Pahlen

Florence Vidor

as Countess Ostermann

Vera Voronina

as Mademoiselle Lapoukhine

Neil Hamilton

as Crown Prince Alexander

Harry Cording

as Stefan

👤

Nicholas Kobliansky

👤

Sam Savitsky

👤

Alexander Skonnikov

Tullio Carminati

as Minor Role

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.20 : 1

Sound

Silent

Color

Black and White

Filming Location

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Production

Paramount Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

conspiracy thrillerconspiracyczar paul i characterlubitsch and jannings18th century

🎯 Categories

Conspiracy ThrillerDramaHistoryThriller

⭐ Featured Review

Why, God, Why?

by Nagime • 2003-10-26

"Ok, we all have to deal with the fact that it has a hundreds of lost films... but why among so many bad movies, a Jannings-LUBITSCH movie is in this category? I really hope and pray that this movie will be founded... I mean, this is probably among all the lost movies the most wished......"

💡 Did You Know?

This film was nominated for a Best Picture Oscar for 1929 and since no complete print of the film seems to have survived, it has the (unfortunate) distinction of being the only film nominated for Best Picture to have been lost.