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The Last Laugh ()

Der letzte Mann (original title)
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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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Hotelportier
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Seine Nichte [His Niece]
Max Hiller ...
Ihr Bräutigam [Her Bridegroom]
Emilie Kurz ...
Tante des Bräutigams [Bridegroom's Aunt]
Hans Unterkircher ...
Geschäftsführer [Hotel Manager]
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Junger Gast [Young Guest]
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Spitzbäuchiger Gast [Potbellied Guest]
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Nachtwächter [Night Watchman]
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Dünne Nachbarin [Thin Neighbor]
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Wedding Musician (uncredited)
Neumann-Schüler ...
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Wedding Musician (uncredited)
Erich Schönfelder ...
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Directed by

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F.W. Murnau

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Carl Mayer ... (written by)

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Erich Pommer ... producer

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Giuseppe Becce ... (premiere)
Timothy Brock ... (1992)
Florian C. Reithner
Karl-Ernst Sasse ... (1996)
Werner Schmidt-Boelcke

Cinematography by

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Karl Freund ... (camera)

Editing by

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Elfi Böttrich

Production Design by

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Edgar G. Ulmer

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Robert Herlth
Walter Röhrig

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G. Benedict ... uniforms' designer

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Waldemar Jabs ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Edgar G. Ulmer ... assistant director

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Yakov Ruklevsky ... poster artist: Soviet Union
Georgii Stenberg ... poster artist: Soviet Union
Vladimir Stenberg ... poster artist: Soviet Union
Karl Oskar Blase ... poster artist : West Germany (uncredited) (1962)
Theo Matejko ... poster artist (uncredited)

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Ernst Kunstmann ... special effects

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Robert Baberske ... assistant camera
Günther Rittau ... camera operator
Hans Natge ... still photographer (uncredited)

Music Department

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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)
Crew believed to be complete

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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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Also Known As
  • The Last Laugh (United States)
  • The Last Laugh (Canada, English title)
  • The Last Laugh (World-wide, English title)
  • The Last Laugh (India, English title)
  • The Last Laugh (United Kingdom)
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  • 88 min
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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 in 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 Edited into Germany Year 90 Nine Zero (1991). See more »
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