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The Last Laugh
Directed by
F. W. Murnau
Not Rated
1925
90m
Drama
8.0
100%
88%
7.8
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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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Cast of The Last Laugh
Emil Jannings
Hotel Doorman
Maly Delschaft
His Niece
Max Hiller
Bridegroom
Hans Unterkircher
Hotel Manager
Hermann Vallentin
Potbellied Guest
Emilie Kurz
Bridegroom's Aunt
Georg John
Night Watchman
Emmy Wyda
Thin Neighbor
Harald Madsen
uncredited
Carl Schenstrøm
Wedding Musician
Olaf Storm
Young Guest
O.E. Hasse
uncredited
Neumann-Schüler
uncredited
Erich Schönfelder
uncredited
F. W. Murnau
Director
Carl Mayer
Screenplay
Erich Pommer
Producer
Robert Herlth
Art Direction
Edgar G. Ulmer
Production Design / Assistant Director
Walter Röhrig
Art Direction
The Last Laugh Ratings & Reviews
The New Republic
Robert Litell
[Jannings's] impersonation of, or rather his mingling with, the character of the old porter, is solid, various, touching to a degree one had not thought possible, and makes even the best moments of Charlie Chaplin seem little heavy and self-conscious.
Film Inquiry
Lee Jutton
From Murnau's inventive visual storytelling to Jannings' wonderful performance, The Last Laugh is the perfect film to begin one's journey into the world of Weimar cinema.
Esquire Magazine
Meyer Levin (Patterson Murphy)
The Last Laugh has a Dickensian lovability.
EmanuelLevy.Com
Emanuel Levy
One of Murnau's classic silent films features a great performance from Emil Jannings, who three years later became the first Best Actor Oscar winner.
Chicago Reader
Dave Kehr
The 1924 film in which F.W. Murnau freed his camera from its stationary tripod and took it on a flight of imagination and expression that changed the way movies were made.
LarsenOnFilm
Josh Larsen
...can still pierce a hardened heart - especially these days, when demotions and layoffs have become a daily occurrence and the streets are full of forlorn former doormen.
Video-Reviewmaster.com
Steve Crum
A Murnau silent classic featuring strong Emil Jannings performance.
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
It ends with an unconvincing cop-out happy ending.
Slant Magazine
Andrew Schenker
The Last Laugh can really best be understood as a horror story.
Panorama
Jean-François Vandeuren
Mme aprs plus de 80 ans, The Last Laugh demeure un film qui ne vieillit tout simplement pas.
TV Guide
Widely regarded as an expressionist masterpiece.
New York Times
Mordaunt Hall
There are no titles in this film -- merely a few inserts to guide the viewer. And yet one is never in doubt as to the action of this admirable picture, which is a remarkable piece of direction, with exquisite lighting effects.
Film Freak Central
Walter Chaw
One of the darkest commentaries (intra- and extratextually) on the cost of comfort and compromise in art and life.
Goatdog's Movies
Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
I'll make the radical claim that losing around ten minutes would have made the film flawless. But it's almost made up for by that ending...
Combustible Celluloid
Jeffrey M. Anderson
The film is notable for its smooth, moving, tracking camera and its complete lack of intertitles, making it a true universal experience.
Boulder Weekly
Thomas Delapa
One of the most influential films of the 1920s....As Eisentein in Russia was to silent-era editing, Murnau was his counterpart in virtuoso camerawork.
Old School Reviews
John A. Nesbit
the true star remains Murnau's remarkable camera work
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
The film would be famous just for its lack of titles, and for its lead performance by Emil Jannings, which is so effective that both Jannings and Murnau were offered Hollywood contracts and moved to America at the dawn of sound.
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