The Broken Jug
1937 · 7.2/10
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Emil Jannings
Director & actor · born 22 July 1884 · Rorschach, Switzerland
Emil Jannings (1884–1950) was a German actor, the first to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. Between 1926 and 1929, he worked in Hollywood. Upon returning to Germany, he sympathized with the Nazi regime and was one of the advisors to Universum Film-Aktiengesellschaft (UFA), the film studios controlled by Goebbels as a propaganda weapon. With the end of World War II and Germany's defeat, his career fell into disgrace.
Where to start: Faust (1926).
As director 1
As actor 65
100 Years of the UFA
2017 · 4.5/10
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Hitler's Hollywood
2017 · 6.5/10
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Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
2011 · 9.0/10
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The Making of 'The Last Laugh'
2003 · 8.0/10
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Los 5 Faust de F. W. Murnau
2002 · 7.0/10
NewWhere Is Mr. Belling?
Where Is Mr. Belling?
1945 · 8.0/10
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An Old Heart Becomes Young Again
1943 · 8.0/10
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The Dismissal
1942 · 6.1/10
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Uncle Krüger
1941 · 7.4/10
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Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940 · 6.3/10
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Robert Koch, der Bekämpfer des Todes
1939 · 6.6/10
NewThe Broken Jug
1937 · 7.2/10
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The Sovereign
1937 · 5.7/10
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Traumulus
1936 · 6.5/10
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The Old and The Young King
1935 · 6.0/10
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The Black Whale
1934 · 8.0/10
NewThe Adventures of King Pausole
The Adventures of King Pausole
1933 · 8.0/10
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The Tempest
1932 · 9.0/10
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Darling of the Gods
1930 · 6.2/10
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The Blue Angel
1930 · 7.3/10
Worth the Hype
Betrayal
1929 · 9.0/10
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Sins of the Fathers
1928 · 8.0/10
NewThe Movie City of Hollywood
The Movie City of Hollywood
1928 · 7.0/10
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The Patriot
1928 · 5.8/10
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The Street of Sin
1928 · 8.0/10
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The Last Command
1928 · 7.4/10
Worth the Hype
The Way of All Flesh
1927 · 6.5/10
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Faust
1926 · 7.9/10
Absolute Cinema
Love Is Blind
1926 · 10.0/10
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Tartuffe
1926 · 7.2/10
Worth the Hype
Variety
1925 · 6.7/10
Popcorn Flick
The Last Laugh
1924 · 7.8/10
Worth the Hype
Husbands or Lovers
1924 · 5.6/10
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Waxworks
1924 · 6.4/10
Popcorn Flick
Quo Vadis?
1924 · 6.3/10
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The Film in the Film
1924 · 7.2/10
NewTragödie der Liebe. Teil 3
Tragödie der Liebe. Teil 3
1923
NewTragödie der Liebe. Teil 4
Tragödie der Liebe. Teil 4
1923
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All for Money
1923 · 8.0/10
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The Countess of Paris
1923 · 7.0/10
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The Tragedy of Love
1923 · 7.0/10
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Peter the Great
1922 · 7.0/10
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The Loves of Pharaoh
1922 · 6.5/10
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Othello
1922 · 6.8/10
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The Rats
1921 · 10.0/10
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Danton
1921 · 6.5/10
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Anna Boleyn
1920 · 6.9/10
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Der Schädel der Pharaonentochter
1920 · 8.0/10
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The Brothers Karamazov
1920 · 6.0/10
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Algol: Tragedy of Power
1920 · 6.5/10
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The Great Light
1920 · 7.0/10
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Kohlhiesel's Daughters
1920 · 6.0/10
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Colombine - Die Braut des Apachen
1920 · 7.0/10
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Madame DuBarry
1919 · 6.5/10
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Vendetta
1919 · 8.0/10
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The Daughter of Mehemed
1919 · 7.0/10
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The Eyes of the Mummy
1918 · 5.4/10
NewKeimendes Leben. 2. Teil
Keimendes Leben. 2. Teil
1918 · 10.0/10
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The Merry Jail
1917 · 6.4/10
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Lulu
1917 · 5.0/10
NewFrequently asked questions
What is the best Emil Jannings movie?
By viewer score, Faust (1926) at 7.9/10.
What are Emil Jannings’s most popular movies?
Faust, The Blue Angel, The Last Laugh.
How many movies has Emil Jannings made?
66 films on TMDB, 1 as director, 65 as actor.