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Also known as Awakening

1928 film by Victor Fleming

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5.7

A French country lass Marie Ducrot, name is "mud" after she is compromised by a German soldier . Turning to religion, Banky becomes one of the "sisters in white" in the field hospitals of World War 1. THE AWAKENING was nominated by the Academy for its Art Direction in the first transitional year of the talkies. A vast number of films from this year are lost and this is no exception. No print or negative materials are known to exist at this time. William Cameron Menzies received his third nomination for this film, having received two the prior year and winning for both.

Released: 1928-11-1790 minDir: Victor FlemingRomance, Drama

Cast

  • Vilma Banky as Marie Ducrot
  • Walter Byron as Count Karl von Hagen
  • Louis Wolheim as Le Bete
  • George Davis as The Orderly
  • William Orlamond as Grandfather Ducrot
  • Carl von Haartman as Lt. Franz Geyer

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Ratings

IMDb

6.3/10

89 votes

Year
1928
Runtime
90 min
Genres
Drama, Romance, War
Rated
Passed
Awards
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Screenwriter
Carey Wilson
Cast member
Babe London
Cinematographer
George Barnes
Duration
90
Image
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publication date
1928-01-01
title
The Awakening
distributed by
United Artists
production designer
William Cameron Menzies
Commons category
The Awakening (1928 film)
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