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One of the crowning achievements of the German expressionist movement,
Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau's THE LAST LAUGH stars Emil Jannings as an aging
doorman whose happiness crumbles when he is relieved of the duties and
uniform which had for years been the foundation of his happiness and pride.
Through Jannings¹s colossal performance, THE LAST LAUGH becomes more than
the plight of a single doorman, but a mournful dramatization of the
frustration and anguish of the universal working class.
Restored in 2003 by Luciano Berriatúa and the Friedrich-Wilhelm-
Murnau-Stiftung, this Kino edition is the definitive version of a silent
masterwork, presented with unprecedented clarity and a new orchestral
recording of the original 1924 score.
THE LAST LAUGH (Der letzte Mann)
Germany 1924 90 Min. B&W 1.33:1
Directed by F.W. Murnau
Screenplay by Carl Mayer
Photographed by Karl Freund
Restored German Version
Restored by Luciano Berriatúa
Original 1924 Score by Giuseppe Becce
Adapted by Detlev Glanert
Performed by the Saarbrücken
Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Frank Strobel
© Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung, Wiesbaden
Music © 2003 ZDF
Plus Unrestored Export Version
Music Composed and Conducted by Timothy Brock
Performed by the Olympia Chamber Orchestra
Produced for Video by David Shepard
Music © 1993 Timothy Brock |
