The Patriot (1928) was nominated for Best Picture (Outstanding Picture) at the 1928/29 Academy Award.
We wanted to review the Best Picture nominated movie The Patriot as part of our bucket list goal to watch every Academy Award Best Picture nominees and winners from 1927-2028, but sadly the movie is lost and there are no known copies out there. Instead, we had a discussion about things surrounding the movie and the bigger issue of lost movies. If the movie is ever found we will watch it and review it, but if it isn’t that will not affect the overall goal since the movie’s availability is out of our control.
Synopsis: Paul I, the Emperor of All Russia, becomes the target of a deadly conspiracy.
| Release date | 1 September 1928 |
| Directed by | Ernst Lubitsch |
| Cast– | – Emil Jannings as Czar Paul I – Florence Vidor as Countess Ostermann – Lewis Stone as Count Pahlen – Vera Voronina as Mademoiselle Lapoukhine – Neil Hamilton as Crown Prince Alexander |
| Studio | Paramount Pictures |
The Patriot’s Nominations at the 2nd Academy Awards
| Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Picture | Paramount Pictures | Nominated |
| Best Director | Ernst Lubitsch | Nominated |
| Best Actor | Lewis Stone | Nominated |
| Best Writing | Hanns Kräly, based on Ashley Dukes’ translation of the play Der Patriot by Alfred Neumann, and the story “Paul I” by Dmitry Merezhkovsky | Won |
| Best Art Direction | Hans Dreier | Nominated |
Our Discussion about The Patriot
Watch the following video to see our discussion about the 1928 movie The Patriot, but also lost movies in general.
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