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8.0/10   2,529 votes
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Director:
King Vidor
Writers:
King Vidor (screenplay) &
John V.A. Weaver (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
18 February 1928 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Plot:
The life of a man and woman together in a large, impersonal metropolis through their hopes, struggles and downfalls. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 win more
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The Best more

Cast

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Eleanor Boardman ... Mary

James Murray ... John 'Johnny' Sims
Bert Roach ... Bert
Estelle Clark ... Jane
Daniel G. Tomlinson ... Jim
Dell Henderson ... Dick
Lucy Beaumont ... Mary's Mother
Freddie Burke Frederick ... 'Junior' (John Sims Jr.)
Alice Mildred Puter ... Daughter
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
One of the Mob (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
104 min
Country:
USA
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Silent
Certification:
Portugal:17 (director's cut)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The first American film to show a toilet. more
Quotes:
Title Card: We do not know how big the crowd is, and what opposition it is... until we get out of step with it. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Edge of Outside (2006) more

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24 out of 27 people found the following comment useful:-
The Best, 1 August 2005
10/10
Author: MizMonet87 from United States

This has to be w/ out a doubt my favorite film of all time (althought Metropolis is a very close second). What King Vidor brought to the silver screen when he made this film was pure genius. Few films compare to this one. The Techniques used are way ahead of their time and reminiscent of few directors before him. Not even Griffith could obtain such amazing crowd footage as Vidor did. The story line is one that we can still relate to today, wanting to achieve our dreams but just falling short. Today it's called depression or something of the sort but then in an age of new development it was different. Not being able to achieve greatness wasn't uncommon but it felt that way. And the character in this film is no exception, I truly recommend this film to anyone who doesn't mind a good drama and to anyone who wants to see what life was like in the late 1920's.

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