The Last Laugh (1924)
Der letzte Mann (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 28min
- Drama
- 05 Jan 1925 (USA)
- Movie
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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- 2 wins.
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Cast verified as complete
| Emil Jannings | ... |
Hotelportier
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| Maly Delschaft | ... |
Seine Nichte [His Niece]
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Max Hiller | ... |
Ihr Bräutigam [Her Bridegroom]
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Emilie Kurz | ... |
Tante des Bräutigams [Bridegroom's Aunt]
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Hans Unterkircher | ... |
Geschäftsführer [Hotel Manager]
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| Olaf Storm | ... |
Junger Gast [Young Guest]
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| Hermann Vallentin | ... |
Spitzbäuchiger Gast [Potbellied Guest]
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| Georg John | ... |
Nachtwächter [Night Watchman]
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| Emmy Wyda | ... |
Dünne Nachbarin [Thin Neighbor]
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| O.E. Hasse | ... |
Small Role (uncredited)
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| Harald Madsen | ... |
Wedding Musician (uncredited)
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Neumann-Schüler | ... |
Small Role (uncredited)
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| Carl Schenstrøm | ... |
Wedding Musician (uncredited)
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Erich Schönfelder | ... |
Small role (uncredited)
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Directed by
| F.W. Murnau | ||
Written by
| Carl Mayer | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Erich Pommer | ... | producer |
Music by
| Giuseppe Becce | ... | (premiere) |
| Timothy Brock | ... | (1992) |
| Florian C. Reithner | ||
| Karl-Ernst Sasse | ... | (1996) |
| Werner Schmidt-Boelcke | ||
Cinematography by
| Karl Freund | ... | (camera) |
Editing by
| Elfi Böttrich | ||
Production Design by
| Edgar G. Ulmer | ||
Art Direction by
| Robert Herlth | ||
| Walter Röhrig | ||
Costume Design by
| G. Benedict | ... | uniforms' designer |
Makeup Department
| Waldemar Jabs | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Edgar G. Ulmer | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Yakov Ruklevsky | ... | poster artist: Soviet Union |
| Georgii Stenberg | ... | poster artist: Soviet Union |
| Vladimir Stenberg | ... | poster artist: Soviet Union |
Special Effects by
| Ernst Kunstmann | ... | special effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Robert Baberske | ... | assistant camera |
| Günther Rittau | ... | camera operator |
| Hans Natge | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Music Department
| David Beck | ... | musician: violoncello 1992 score |
| Timothy Brock | ... | conductor: 1992 score |
| Detlev Glanert | ... | composer: additional music |
| The Olympia Chamber Orchestra | ... | music performers: 1992 score |
| Frank Strobel | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Universum Film (UFA) (1924) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Wardour Films (1925) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures (1925) (United States) (theatrical)
- Universum Film (UFA) (1925) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Etablissements Louis Aubert (1925) (France) (theatrical)
- Australasian Film Ltd. (1925) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Ufa (1926) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- The Criterion Collection (1993) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Kino Video (2001) (United States) (DVD)
- Kino Video (2001) (United States) (VHS)
- Divisa Home Video (2004) (Spain) (DVD)
- Eureka Video (2004) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Transit Film (2004) (World-wide)
- Universum Film (UFA) (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
- Eureka Entertainment (2016) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (as part of the Early Murnau: Five Films Box Set)
- Divisa Home Video (2017) (Spain) (Blu-ray)
- Kino Lorber (2017) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Penteo Films S.L. (2018) (Spain) (restored)
- HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- Leonine Studios (2020) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Leonine Studios (2020) (Germany) (DVD)
- Verner Arpe (1962) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- MacMillan Films Inc. (1976) (United States) (16mm rental)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Studio Babelsberg (sound stages)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Emil Jannings is the doorman of the elegant Atlantic Hotel. He is proud of his uniform and function, and respected by his community. When he reaches the old age, he has difficulties to carry trucks and suitcases. The hotel manager decides to change his function to washroom attendant. This apparently simple action is enough to destroy him as a human being. He loses his self-respect and when his neighbor finds that he is janitor of the hotel, he loses the respect of his neighbors and friends. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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| Taglines | The greatest film story ever told-and not a title in it! Most entrancing love story of all time-without a single lover! Bigger than anything you've ever seen. A human interest story taken from a page of life. (Print Ad- Twin City Review, ((Champaign, Ills.)) 31 July 1925) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The first "dolly" (a device that allows a camera to move during a shot) was created for this film. According to Edgar G. Ulmer, who worked on the film, the idea to make the first dolly came from the desire to focus on Emil Jannings' face during the first shot of the movie, as he moved through the hotel. They obviously didn't know how to make a dolly technically, so they created the first one out of a baby's carriage. They then pulled the carriage on a sort of railway that was built on the studio. See more » |
| Goofs | When the porter comes home with the stolen coat, the third button down (which fell off earlier) is still there until a close-up of him at the door. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Deadly Circuit (1983). See more » |