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Tartuffe

Original title: Herr Tartüff
  • 19251925
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 10m
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7.1/10
2.5K
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F.W. Murnau, Lil Dagover, and Emil Jannings in Tartuffe (1925)
  • Comedy
  • Drama
A young man shows his millionaire grandfather a film based on Molière's Tartuffe, in order to expose the old man's hypocritical governess who covets his own inheritance.A young man shows his millionaire grandfather a film based on Molière's Tartuffe, in order to expose the old man's hypocritical governess who covets his own inheritance.A young man shows his millionaire grandfather a film based on Molière's Tartuffe, in order to expose the old man's hypocritical governess who covets his own inheritance.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
2.5K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • F.W. Murnau
  • Writers
    • Molière(play)
    • Carl Mayer(manuscript)
  • Stars
    • Hermann Picha
    • Rosa Valetti
    • André Mattoni
Top credits
  • Director
    • F.W. Murnau
  • Writers
    • Molière(play)
    • Carl Mayer(manuscript)
  • Stars
    • Hermann Picha
    • Rosa Valetti
    • André Mattoni
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    • 21User reviews
    • 29Critic reviews
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    F.W. Murnau, Lil Dagover, and Emil Jannings in Tartuffe (1925)
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    Lil Dagover and Emil Jannings in Tartuffe (1925)
    Emil Jannings in Tartuffe (1925)
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    Hermann Picha
    • Der Greisas Der Greis
    Rosa Valetti
    Rosa Valetti
    • Seine Haushälterinas Seine Haushälterin…
    André Mattoni
    André Mattoni
    • Sein Enkelas Sein Enkel…
    Werner Krauss
    Werner Krauss
    • Herr Orgonas Herr Orgon
    Lil Dagover
    Lil Dagover
    • Frau Elmireas Frau Elmire…
    Lucie Höflich
    • Dorineas Dorine
    Emil Jannings
    Emil Jannings
    • Tartüffas Tartüff
    Camilla Horn
    Camilla Horn
    • Director
      • F.W. Murnau
    • Writers
      • Molière(play)
      • Carl Mayer(manuscript)
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    • Trivia
      Camilla Horn served as Lil Dagover's foot double in this film. This small role effectively launched her lengthy acting career, as she was noticed by director F.W. Murnau and cast as the lead actress in his film, Faust (1926).
    • Connections
      Featured in Dämonische Leinwand - Der deutsche Film der zwanziger Jahre (1998)

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    8/10
    Expressionist Version of the Moliere Classic
    Based on Moliere's classic seventeenth century comedy, this version of TARTUFFE has the eponymous antihero (Emil Jannings) being ultimately outwitted by the family; at the same time the head of the family Orgon (Werner Krauss) remains as blissfully unaware of how to distinguish truth from falsity as he did at the beginning. F. W. Murnau's version is set in a large, rambling house, full of wide staircases and plenty of doors. He proves himself a master of the camera; his close-ups focusing on the pockets as Tartuffe stashes away his ill-gotten gains while pretending to embrace religion, or on Elmire's (Lil Dagover's) breasts, as Tartuffe tries and fails to keep his hands from touching them. Jannings is given full rein to show off his range of facial expressions as Tartuffe; here is a genuinely evil man who believes he can do anything under the cloak of religion. What makes this TARTUFFE most interesting, at least for students of history, is the specially-added prologue and epilogue, in which a young man (André Mattoni) shows his wealthy grandfather (Hermann Picha) the film of TARTUFFE, in order to alert him to the old man's hypocritical governess (Rosa Valetti), and her designs on his fortune. The young man is impoverished, but shown to be much more able to understand human behavior than his grandfather. Through this device Murnau takes a pot-shot at how capitalism and wealth often destroys judgment, creating a covetous society in which everyone is out for themselves. This could be a microcosm of Germany in the mid- Twenties, before the Nazi accession to power. This TARTUFFE moves along at a brisk pace, complemented by a jaunty soundtrack. Worth watching.
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    • Release date
      • July 24, 1927 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Germany
    • Languages
      • None
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Hycklaren
    • Filming locations
      • Ufa-Atelier, Berlin-Tempelhof, Berlin, Germany
    • Production company
      • Universum Film (UFA)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 10 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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