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Rating: - Masterpeice
Jannings won the first...Best Actor Award.....a silent film !!!You cannot miss this performance. The entire film is a masterpeice from beginning to end. William Powell in an early role...as a heavy!! I use this in all of my film courses at both college and graduate school-level.

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Rating: - Should be on DVD!
Although the quality of this VHS tape is absolutely excellent, it is such a good silent film that it deserves to be issued on DVD and be more readily available. It was nominated for "Best Picture" in 1928 and it's not hard to see why. Not only does it feature a dramatic performance by Emil Jannings, with superb direction by Josef von Sternberg, but the story is very interesting as well. The main theme is the Russian Revolution of 1917, but the focus is on the general, cousin of the Russian tsar and the most powerful man in Russia. Right from the start, however, we are shown a very human side of the general; 10 years later as a sad old man with a shocking past and for whom you can't help feeling sorry. Then the main part of the film, as a flashback, shows his experiences during the final days of tsarist Russia. There are some surprises and even a love story, some suspense when returning to the present day, 1928, and a very dramatic climax. Everything moves along and unfolds at a good pace, and there are not many intertitles to read or complications that are hard to follow, making this film a good choice for anyone new or a bit wary of silent films.

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Rating: - Very good silent movie
Jannings overacts (can someone say histrionic?), as usual, here. His mother was Jewish but that didn't stop him from working for the Nazis in the film industry throughout WWII. He denied his Jewish roots and friends/family and acted in a treacherous manner in order to save his lucrative German film career. This is probably his last worthwhile film. Wonderfully directed, beautiful print (this edition is extremely clear and new looking).

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Rating: - A fabulous film,
It is unfortunate that most people would never even think of watching a silent movie. They are missing out on some of the most wonderful films ever made. The Last Command is a spectacular film with such emotional impact. Emil Jannings had such talent. It amazes me how well he plays a Russian general suffering from such shock after the revolution. With only facial expressions and moving music to back him, he gets across more emotion than many actors today. Everyone should take the time to see this movie, it has become my favorite, perhaps it may become yours.

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Rating: - A most underrated Masterpiece
Here is a movie that not a lot of people know about. It is within one of the most neglected genres of filmmaking (silent), and a hard one to find. The film, which to my fortune was accompanied by a live orchestra when I first saw it, had such an emotional impact on me, that it hasn't been topped by any other movie that I have seen since. Every actor's expression in this film contains a universe of emotion; forever changing--and bringing the story to life. It should be ranked among the finest films ever made. My words cannot do it justice, so I give it my highest recommendation--see this movie!!!