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The Awakening (1928)

Directed by Victor Fleming · 90 min · Romance, Drama

5.5 TOPICAL score · #6,118 of 6,776 films

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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.

The Awakening (1928, directed by Victor Fleming) has a TOPICAL score of 5.5 - ranked 6,118 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and cast, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Audiences: TMDB 5.7/10 (3 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 12 languages.

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Awards42
Historical impact12
Lasting engagement3
Cast21
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Starring: Vilma Bánky, Walter Byron, Louis Wolheim (actor #1,456), George Davis

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