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Release Date: 2012

Cast: Hans Unterkircher, O.E. Hasse, Emmy Wyda, Hermann Vallentin, Olaf Storm, Max Hiller, Maly Delschaft, Emilie Kurz, Emil Jannings, Georg John

Categories: Movies, Black-And-White, Drama Film, World Cinema, Silent Film, Indie

The Last Laugh (German: Der letzte Mann (The Last Man)) is a German 1924 silent film directed by German director F. W. Murnau from a screenplay written by Carl Mayer. The film stars Emil Jannings and Maly Delschaft. It is the most famous example of the short-lived Kammerspielfilm or "chamber-drama" genre. It is noted for its near-absence of intertitles, none of which represent spoken dialogue. In 2000, Roger Ebert included it among his list of Great Movies. The Rats & People Motion Picture Orchestra premiered its new score for the film in 2008. Jannings' character, the doorman for a famous... MORE

The Last Laugh (German: Der letzte Mann (The Last Man)) is a German 1924 silent film directed by German director F. W. Murnau from a screenplay written by Carl Mayer. The film stars Emil Jannings and Maly Delschaft. It is the most famous example of the short-lived Kammerspielfilm or "chamber-drama" genre. It is noted for its near-absence of intertitles, none of which represent spoken dialogue. In 2000, Roger Ebert included it among his list of Great Movies. The Rats & People Motion Picture Orchestra premiered its new score for the film in 2008. Jannings' character, the doorman for a famous hotel, is demoted to washroom (bathroom) attendant, as he is considered too old and infirm to be the image of the hotel. He tries to conceal his demotion from his friends and family, but to his shame, he is discovered. His friends, thinking he has lied to them all along about his prestigious job, taunt him mercilessly while his family rejects him out of shame. The man, shocked and in incredible grief, returns to the hotel to sleep in the bathroom where he works. The only person to be kind towards him is the night watchman, who covers him with his coat as he falls asleep. Following this comes the LESS