The Awakening
1928, English. Directed by Victor Fleming.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 17 November 1928
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- H.H. Caldwell, Katherine Hilliker, Carey Wilson
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The Awakening isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 17 November 1928. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Awakening?
The Awakening (1928) was directed by Victor Fleming and stars Vilma Banky, Walter Byron, Louis Wolheim.