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Faust: Eine Deutsche Volkssage aka Faust (1926) FR #446 | Movie | Fantasy, Drama | Germany | English, German
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Director F.W. Murnau
Writer Gerhart Hauptmann, Hans Kyser, Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Cast Gosta Ekman, Emil Jannings, Camilla Horn
Plot The demon Mephisto wagers with God that he can corrupt a mortal man's soul.
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Der Letzte Mann aka The Last Laugh (1924) FR #453 | Movie | Drama | Germany, UK | English
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Director F.W. Murnau
Writer Carl Mayer
Cast Emil Jannings, Maly Delschaft, Max Hiller
Plot An aging doorman is forced to face the scorn of his friends, neighbors and society after being fired from his prestigious job at a luxurious hotel.
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Der Blaue Engel aka The Blue Angel (1930) FR #677 | Movie | Musical, Drama | Germany, Russia | German, French
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Director Josef Von Sternberg
Writer Heinrich Mann, Carl Zuckmayer, Karl Vollmoller
Cast Emil Jannings, Marlene Dietrich, Kurt Gerron
Plot An elderly professor's ordered life spins dangerously out of control when he falls for a nightclub singer.
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Variete aka Variety (1925) FR #3222 | Movie | Crime, Drama | Germany, France | German, French
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Director Ewald Andre Dupont
Writer Felix Hollaender, Ewald Andre Dupont
Cast Emil Jannings, Maly Delschaft, Lya De Putti
Plot Prologue: The murderer "Boss" Huller - after having spent ten years in prison - breaks his silence to tell the warden his story. "Boss", a former trapeze artist, and his wife own a cheap side-show that displays ''erotic sensations...
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The Last Command (1928) FR #3685 | Movie | Romance, Drama | USA | English
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Director Josef Von Sternberg
Writer Lajos Biro, John F. Goodrich, Ernst Lubitsch
Cast Emil Jannings, Evelyn Brent, William Powell
Plot A former Imperial Russian general and cousin of the Czar ends up in Hollywood as an extra in a movie directed by a former revolutionary.
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Editorial Best Emil Jannings Movies/TV Shows collects the most important, popular and top regarded work of the actor or actress. This list is built from the cataogue of 25000 core titles provided on FlickRatings, and showcases most important movies and TV shows as ordered by our score generated using public metadata. Combine this with our weekly updated OTT information to shortlist your next watch.
