The Awakening
The Awakening1928
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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.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Vilma BankyMarie Ducrot | Marie Ducrot |
 Walter ByronCount Karl von Hagen | Count Karl von Hagen |
 Louis WolheimLe Bete | Le Bete |
 George DavisThe Orderly | The Orderly |
 William OrlamondGrandfather Ducrot | Grandfather Ducrot |
 Carl von HaartmanLt. Franz Geyer | Lt. Franz Geyer |
| RRex the DogDog (uncredited) | Dog (uncredited) |
 Yola d'AvrilNot listed | Not listed |
| DDavid FindlayNot listed | Not listed |
| AArno FreyNot listed | Not listed |
| OOwen GorinNot listed | Not listed |
| GGeorge JacksonNot listed | Not listed |
 Carmencita JohnsonNot listed | Not listed |
| VVirginia JolleyNot listed | Not listed |
| AAnna KaloustianNot listed | Not listed |
 Jean LavertyBar Maid | Bar Maid |
 Babe LondonNot listed | Not listed |
 Dan MasonNot listed | Not listed |
 Jack McDonaldSoldier | Soldier |
| SSam SavitskyNot listed | Not listed |
| HHenry SchultzNot listed | Not listed |
 Ferdinand Schumann-HeinkNot listed | Not listed |
| PPaul VaselNot listed | Not listed |
| AAnn WarringtonNot listed | Not listed |
 Bert WoodruffNot listed | Not listed |