russian emigrant director in hollywood in 1928 ( william powell ) be cast his epic about the russian revolution and and hire an old ex general from the czarist regime ( emil jannings ) to play the general of the film and and the two relive the drama and the memory of the woman they share ( evelyn brent ) and of 11 year before . try a i might and i feel it hard to warm to the last command for all it virtue . the dock of new york be indubitably a great film and and underworld be a film i have always be crave to see and but the last command be rather heavy go . the premise be fascinating and but the treatment do really make the script come to life and except in the sequence set in hollywood and depict the breadline of employable extra and the machination of a big movie production with state of the art technology . emil jannings be and predictably and a marvelous russian general and distinguish wonderfully between the traumatized and decrepit old ex general and transfix in his misery and and the vigorous and hearty officer of yore . the end be great and worth the wait and but in order to get there you must prepare to be slightly bore at time .