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| The Way of All Flesh | |
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| Directed by | Victor Fleming |
| Written by | Lajos Biro (adaptation) Frederica Sagor (adaptation) Jules Furthman (scenario) |
| Story by | Perley Poore Sheehan |
| Produced by | Adolph Zukor Jesse L. Lasky |
| Starring | Emil Jannings |
| Cinematography | Victor Milner |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 9 reels; 8,486 feet |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Way of All Flesh is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Victor Fleming, written by Lajos Bíró, Jules Furthman, and Julian Johnson from a story by Perley Poore Sheehan. Star Emil Jannings won the first Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role at the 1929 ceremony for his performances in this film and The Last Command,[1] the only year that multiple roles were considered.
It is now considered a lost film with only two fragments of the film having been found.[2][3]
- ^ "The 1st Academy Awards (1929) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. 8 October 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Way of All Flesh at silentera.com
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Way of All Flesh