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The Last Command (1928)

Directed by Josef von Sternberg · Cinematography by Bert Glennon

88 min64 frames

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The Last Command (1928) movie still: closeup — A close-up view of a hand holding a metallic cross-shaped pendant. The person wears a dark suit…The Last Command (1928) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit indoor space with low-contrast, grainy black and white film texture. A woman wearing a…The Last Command (1928) movie still: medium — An opulent 1920s dining room with architectural archways in the background. A woman in a beaded dress…The Last Command (1928) movie still: medium — A woman stands within a wooden doorway in a dimly lit indoor space. She looks downward while resting…The Last Command (1928) movie still: medium — A crowded communal space where men in military uniforms gather around a cooking station. One man holds…The Last Command (1928) movie still: medium — A dark boudoir features heavy draped curtains and ornate furniture in the background. A woman stands…The Last Command (1928) movie still: closeup — A dark outdoor setting at night with a woman captured in close-up profile. The background is…The Last Command (1928) movie still: wide — A snowy courtyard featuring a large stone building entrance with a central doorway. Soldiers in winter…The Last Command (1928) movie still: medium — A dark, atmospheric setting at night with a large flag visible in the background. An older man in…The Last Command (1928) movie still: medium — A man and woman are visible through an open window frame. The man gestures while the woman looks…The Last Command (1928) movie still: medium — A line of officers in 1910s military uniforms stands at attention on a parade ground. The foreground…The Last Command (1928) movie still: medium — A dimly lit 1920s dance hall with blurred figures moving in the dark background. A woman in a dress…The Last Command (1928) movie still: closeup — A woman stands in a softly lit interior space with a dark patterned backdrop. She gazes directly at…The Last Command (1928) movie still: medium — A quiet room features a large table positioned in front of floor-to-ceiling bookshelves. A woman and…The Last Command (1928) movie still: medium — A man lies prone in a field covered in thick layers of snow. He is wearing a dark military coat and…The Last Command (1928) movie still: wide — A snowy military trench with barbed wire obstacles lines a dirt embankment. A man in a suit hands a…
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What is The Last Command about?

A former Imperial Russian general and cousin of the Czar ends up in Hollywood as an extra in a movie directed by a former revolutionary.

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What does the cinematography of The Last Command look like?

Sampled across 64 frames, the coverage of The Last Command leans on medium shots (55% of the sample) and close-ups (25%). Cinematographer Bert Glennon keeps 36% of it in soft, low-key light. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 69% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1920s.

What is the color palette of The Last Command?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Last Command (1928) are #060606, #8b8b8b, #cccccc, #2f2f2f, #4a4a4a, #6f6e6e — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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