Emil Jannings

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Emil Jannings (1884–1950) was a German actor. He was the first actor to win the Academy Award for Best Actor.

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Cavalcade of the Academy Awards Trailer (1940)

31 July 1940

This 1940 presentation features highlights of earlier (1928 onward) Oscar ceremonies including Shirley Temple and Walt Disney, plus acceptance speeches for films released in 1939 with recipients and presenters including Vivien Leigh, Judy Garland, Hattie McDaniel, Fay Bainter, Mickey Rooney, Thomas Mitchell, Sinclair Lewis, and more, with host Bob Hope.

The Merry Jail Trailer (1917)

30 November 1917

A neglected wife disguises herself in order to lure her wastrel husband into a compromising position.

Keimendes Leben Trailer (1918)

01 October 1918

The Patriot Trailer (1928)

01 September 1928

In 18th-Century Russia, the Czar, Paul, is surrounded by murderous plots and trusts only Count Pahlen.

The Blue Angel Trailer (1930)

01 April 1930

Prim professor Immanuel Rath finds some of his students ogling racy photos of cabaret performer Lola Lola and visits a local club, The Blue Angel, in an attempt to catch them there.

Kohlhiesel's Daughters Trailer (1920)

08 March 1920

Somewhere in Southern Bavaria Xaver wants to marry Gretel, but her father Kohlhiesel wants his elder daughter Liesel to marry first.

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films Trailer (2011)

03 April 2011

Among the pieces featured in Fragments are the final reel of John Ford's The Village Blacksmith (1922) and a glimpse at Emil Jannings in The Way of All Flesh (1927), the only Oscar®-winning performance in a lost film.

The Last Laugh Trailer (1924)

23 December 1924

An aging doorman, after being fired from his prestigious job at a luxurious hotel is forced to face the scorn of his friends, neighbours and society.

The Broken Jug Trailer (1937)

18 October 1937

The man who broke the jug, the judge, is trying a case who determine who broke the jug. Long before the evidence becomes conclusive against the suspects, it becomes apparent that the blustering and bullying - and naive - village judge is the guilty one.

All for Money Trailer (1923)

04 November 1923

Rupp (Jannings) is a former butcher, made rich in the meat packing industry as a result of the reversal of fortunes brought on by WWI.

The Way of All Flesh Trailer (1927)

01 October 1927

The story takes place in Milwaukee during the early 1900s with a bank clerk named August Schiller who is happy with both his job and his family.

Variety Trailer (1925)

16 November 1925

The murderer “Boss” Huller – after having spent ten years in prison – breaks his silence to tell the warden his story.

Robert Koch, der Bekämpfer des Todes Trailer (1939)

30 December 1939

Country Dr. Robert Koch is desperate: a tuberculosis epidemic is decimating the children in his district and no one is able to do anything about it.

The Street of Sin Trailer (1928)

26 May 1928

"Basher Bill," a retired prizefighter turned criminal, pretends to reform by joining a Salvation Army shelter in London run by a pious wraith named Elizabeth.

The Sovereign Trailer (1937)

17 March 1937

Der Herrscher (The Sovereign) was based on Before Sunset, a play by Gerhart Hauptmann. The great Emil Jannings stars as Mathias Clausen, a self-made businessman who is forced to do a great deal of soul-searching when his wife unexpectedly dies.

The Countess of Paris Trailer (1923)

12 October 1923

Vendetta Trailer (1919)

22 August 1919

In Corsica, Marianna Paoli's brother is killed by an Englishman whose identity is unknown to her. She swears vengeance and tracks the killer to Monte Carlo.

Passionels Tagebuch Trailer (1916)

01 September 1916

The Dismissal Trailer (1942)

15 September 1942

German chancellor Otto von Bismarck promises the dying emperor Wilhelm I. to be loyal to his grandson.

A Night of Horror Trailer (1917)

09 February 1917

An extremely jealous artist slips into a monkey costume and kills all those men who come too close to his wife, another artist.

Hitler's Hollywood Trailer (2017)

23 February 2017

Film journalist and critic Rüdiger Suchsland examines German cinema from 1933, when the Nazis came into power, until 1945, when the Third Reich collapsed.

Der letzte Appell Trailer (1939)

01 January 1939

When Four Do the Same Trailer (1917)

16 November 1917

Directed by Ernst Lubitsch. Lubitsch plays a book shop employee who falls in love with Jannings' daughter.

The Old and The Young King Trailer (1935)

02 January 1935

The story of the stormy relationship between King Friedrich Wilhelm and his son, who later became known as King Frederick the Great of Prussia.

Darling of the Gods Trailer (1930)

13 October 1930

Also known as Darling of the Gods, this was Emil Jannings' second talkie appearance. Jannings stars as famed operatic singer Albert Winkelmann, who is greeted with cheers, applause and romantic propositions whenever he performs in his native Vienna.

The Eyes of the Mummy Trailer (1918)

03 October 1918

Egyptians Radu and Ma milk British tourists out of their money by offering phony tours of a mummy's tomb-- Radu has the girl lend her eyes to the "mummy" from inside an empty sarcophagus.

Betrayal Trailer (1929)

11 May 1929

André Frey, a bohemian artist, woos and wins a rustic Swiss maid, promising to return to her after a visit to the city.

Quo Vadis? Trailer (1924)

01 October 1924

"The Roman Banquet, the golden glories, the unrivaled luxuries, the wine, the dance, the song, the beautiful women, the sumptuous splendors that taxed a barbaric world for a night of feasting and revel-- Re-created for your entertainment in the most colossal drama produced", reads an ad in the Daily Argus of New York.

Waxworks Trailer (1924)

13 November 1924

A poet is hired by the owner of a wax museum in a circus to write tales about Harun al Raschid, Ivan the Terrible and Jack the Ripper.

Husbands or Lovers Trailer (1924)

21 November 1924

A wife, bored by her overweight slob of a husband, gives in to the temptation of a slickly seductive poet.

100 Years of the UFA Trailer (2017)

28 August 2017

The intricate history of UFA, a film production company founded in 1917 that has survived the Weimar Republic, the Nazi regime, the Adenauer era and the many and tumultuous events of contemporary Germany, and has always been the epicenter of the German film industry.

The Rats Trailer (1921)

29 July 1921

Die Ratten was produced by actress and singer Grete Ly. Her company, Grete Ly-Film, made five films between 1919 and 1921.

Peter the Great Trailer (1922)

02 November 1922

Peter the Great, having become Tsar of Russia, using his shipbuilding knowledge acquired in a foreign country to establish a navy, and being able to use it, provokes a war with Sweden, defeating that country at the Battle of Poltava.

Danton Trailer (1921)

03 May 1921

At the height of Reign of Terror Maximilien Robespierre orchestrates the trial and execution of several of his fellow leading French revolutionaries including Georges Danton.

Anna Boleyn Trailer (1920)

03 December 1920

The story of the ill-fated second wife of the English king Henry VIII, whose marriage to the Henry led to momentous political and religious turmoil in England.

Algol: Tragedy of Power Trailer (1920)

03 September 1920

An alien from the planet Algol gives a man a device that creates enough energy to power the entire world.

Die Brüder Karamasoff Trailer (1921)

20 July 1921

The Last Command Trailer (1928)

21 January 1928

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.

Faust Trailer (1926)

13 October 1926

God and Satan war over earth; to settle things, they wager on the soul of Faust, a learned and prayerful alchemist.

Frau Eva Trailer (1916)

01 February 1916

An ambitious wife spends all of her husband's hard-earned money and then commits suicide out of remorse.

The Loves of Pharaoh Trailer (1922)

21 February 1922

The Ethiopian King offers his daughter to a powerful Pharaoh to secure peace between the two countries.

Rose Bernd Trailer (1919)

05 October 1919

An adaptation of the Gerhart Hauptmann play of the same name. A young farmer's daughter is used and abused by the men in her life.

The Great Light Trailer (1920)

07 May 1920

Lorenz Ferleitner has worked his way up from a poor but gifted farm boy to a recognized master builder.

Life is a Dream Trailer (1916)

01 January 1916

A silent movie by Robert Wiene

Lulu Trailer (1917)

22 November 1917

The circus dancer Lulu is a thoroughly liberal being. Although she loves her former savior, the clown Alfredo, she begins a relationship with the noble Henri von Reithofen.

Where Is Mr. Belling? Trailer (1945)

01 January 1945

Madame DuBarry Trailer (1919)

18 September 1919

The story of Madame du Barry, the mistress of Louis XV of France, and her loves in the time of the French revolution.

Sins of the Fathers Trailer (1928)

28 December 1928

A married restaurant owner is persuaded to become a bootlegger by a beautiful young girl. When he starts making money at it, she steals it, then runs off with another man.

Stein unter Steinen Trailer (1917)

01 January 1917

A stonemason who killed his landlord faces hardship trying to reintegrate into society after being released from prison.

The Tragedy of Love Trailer (1923)

21 September 1923

The husband of Countess Manon Moreau is found murdered. André Rabatin, who belongs to the same club as Count Moreau, is the suspect.

The Tempest Trailer (1932)

22 January 1932

Two inspiration sources appear clearly: contemporary American gangster movies and Alfred Döblin’s novel Berlin Alexanderplatz (1929).

Othello Trailer (1922)

08 February 1922

Even without the benefit of sound, the 1922 German adaptation of Othello seems more operatic than Shakespearean.

Der Schädel der Pharaonentochter Trailer (1920)

11 November 1920

A pharaonic tragedy to the content that spans six different eras. In the first episode, the emergence and dramatic end of the love story between the pharaoh's daughter Princess Amnertis and her beloved Tirhaka is told until the latter comes to a violent death.

Los 5 Faust de F. W. Murnau Trailer (2002)

26 November 2002

The Making of 'The Last Laugh' Trailer (2003)

17 December 2003

This movie was featured on the DVD release of Der letzte Mann in 2004 in Germany.

Der Morphinist Trailer (1916)

01 June 1916

Keimendes Leben. 2. Teil Trailer (1918)

01 October 1918

The Movie City of Hollywood Trailer (1928)

18 November 1928

German documentary about Hollywood

Die Tochter des Mehemed Trailer (1919)

15 August 1919

An enslaved girl, Leila, is bought by Vaco Juan Riberda as a gift for his friend, Dr. Jan van Zuylen.

Traumulus Trailer (1936)

23 January 1936

This film is a fascinating showcase for Emil Janning's theatrical play. He's a gentle school teacher who believes in his boys and is easily fooled about all things, while the other town officials want him dismissed.