| Edition |
Restored German version. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (90 min.) : silent, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical stereo rda |
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laser optical NTSC rda |
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video file Blu-ray region A rda |
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Motion picture |
| System Details |
Blu-ray; Requires a Blu-ray player. |
| Cast |
Emil Jannings, Maly Delschaft, Max Hiller, Emilie Kurz, Hans Unterkircher, Olaf Storm, Hermann Vallentin, Georg John, Enny Wyda. |
| Credits |
Written by Carl Mayer ; directed by F.W. Murnau ; produced by Erich Pommer for Union Film, UFA ; Original 1924 musical score for restored German version by Giuseppe Becce ; arranged and interpreted by Detlev Glanert in 2003. New musical score for restored German version by Berklee Silent Film Orchestra ; Sheldon Mirowitz, artistic director. Reconstruction and restoration by Luciano Berriatúa and Camille Blot-Wellens, in association with Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnan-Stiftung, Wiesbaden |
| Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1924. |
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Originally issued as disc 1 in DVD/Blu-ray Combo Pack. |
| Summary |
The story of a hotel doorman who is demoted to washroom attendant because of his age. Humiliated, he considers suicide. Then, by a strange twist of fate, he becomes a millionaire. This silent film is told entirely by camera, without title cards. |
| Note |
2.0 stereo; 1920x1080p (1.33:1) |
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Bonus features include: Audio commentary by film historian Noah Isenberg; "The Last Laugh: The Making of," a 40-minute documentary. |
| Language |
Silent film with music soundtrack added. |
| Subject |
Hotel doorkeepers -- Drama.
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Age discrimination in employment -- Drama.
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Millionaires -- Drama.
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Age discrimination in employment. (OCoLC)fst00800154
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Hotel doorkeepers. (OCoLC)fst00961734
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Millionaires. (OCoLC)fst01021857
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Silent films.
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Fiction films.
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Kammerspiel films.
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Fiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710264
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Kammerspiel films. (OCoLC)fst01921745
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Silent films. (OCoLC)fst01710368
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| Added Author |
Murnau, F. W. (Friedrich Wilhelm), 1888-1931, director.
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Mayer, Carl, 1894-1944, screenwriter.
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Pommer, Erich, 1889-1966, producer.
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Jannings, Emil, 1884-1950, actor.
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Delschaft, Maly, actor.
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Hiller, Max, actor.
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Kurz, Emilie, -1934, actor.
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Becce, Giuseppe, 1877-1973, composer (expression)
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Glanert, Detlev, arranger.
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Isenberg, Noah William, commentator.
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Berklee Silent Film Orchestra, performer.
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UFA (Firm), production company.
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Kino Classics (Firm), publisher.
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| Note |
English title: Last laugh |
| Standard No. |
738329215453 (DVD/Blu-ray set) |
| Music No. |
K21545 Kino Classics |
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