The Patriot (1928 film)

This article is about the 1928 film. For later films with the same title, see The Patriot.

The Patriot
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Directed by	Ernst Lubitsch
Written by	Julian Johnson Hanns Kräly
Starring	Emil Jannings Florence Vidor Lewis Stone Neil Hamilton
Music by	Max Bergunker
Cinematography	Bert Glennon
Editing by	Ernst Lubitsch
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date(s)	August 17, 1928
Running time	113 min.
Budget	$1,000,000 (estimated)
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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.