Hollywood, 1927: As silent movie star George Valentin wonders if the arrival of talking pictures will cause him to fade into oblivion, he sparks with Peppy Miller, a young dancer set for a big break.
Direction
Hazanavicius commits to silence like nobody's business
Acting
Dujardin's face does what ten pages of dialogue couldn't
Score
The music IS the dialogue, and it slaps
Director
Michel Hazanavicius
Jean Dujardin
George Valentin
Bérénice Bejo
Peppy Miller
John Goodman
Al Zimmer
James Cromwell
Clifton
Penelope Ann Miller
Doris Valentin
Missi Pyle
Constance Gray
Beth Grant
Peppy's Maid
Ed Lauter
Peppy's Butler
Joel Murray
Policeman Fire
Elizabeth Tulloch
Norma
Ken Davitian
Pawnbroker
Malcolm McDowell
The Butler
Basil Hoffman
Auctioneer
Bill Fagerbakke
Policeman Tuxedo
Nina Siemaszko
Admiring Woman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Uggie the Jack Russell had to be retired from acting after a neurological condition, but he got his paw prints at Grauman's Chinese Theatre before he passed.
This was the first silent film to win Best Picture since Wings in 1929—which means it took 83 years for Hollywood to forgive itself for killing the format.
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