The Awakening

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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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Romance,

Drama

Duration:

90 minutes

Year:

1928

Director:

Victor Fleming

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Company:

Samuel Goldwyn Productions

Cast:
Vilma Banky

Marie Ducrot

Walter Byron

Count Karl von Hagen

Louis Wolheim

Le Bete

George Davis

The Orderly

William Orlamond

Grandfather Ducrot

Crew:
Victor Fleming

Director

Frances Marion

Story

Carey Wilson

Writer

Samuel Goldwyn

Producer

William Cameron Menzies

Art Direction