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The Last Command

A general in fur, a first Oscar.

What

A 1928 poster for The Last Command, directed by Josef von Sternberg from a story by Lajos Bíró.

Why

Emil Jannings won the first Academy Award for Best Actor for this film and The Way of All Flesh; Evelyn Brent and William Powell co-starred.

Notice

A fur military headdress crowns the figure.

“A general on a studio lot”

Format

The full-resolution, color-managed file — restored honestly, yours to print and keep.

Sized to protect print quality — this scan supports sizes up to 24x36" cleanly.

Size

$29.00

Provenance

Film
The Last Command (1928), dir. Josef von Sternberg
Country / studio
United States · Paramount Pictures
Format
One-sheet (27 × 41 in.)
Poster published
U.S. theatrical poster, 1928
Source
Wikimedia Commons
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Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (poster published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the poster’s own publication year, never the film’s. Cleared by registry on 2026-07-18. Star-portrait piece: sold as the artifact, the film named, the star incidental.

The Double Bill

Two one-sheets, hung as a pair — a double feature for your wall, at a pairing price of $270.00 for the two. Build one from any two one-sheets in the gallery.

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