The Way of All Flesh (1927)

Directed by

Victor Fleming

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 22m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man experiences a series of misfortunes that gradually strip away his former life. The story follows his long descent into a harsh and lonely existence.

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What happens

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, 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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