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7.2A young man shows his millionaire grandfather a film based on Molière's play "Tartuffe" in order to expose the old man's hypocritical governess who covets the young man's inheritance.
Released: 1926-01-2562 minDir: F. W. MurnauDrama, Comedy
Cast
- Emil Jannings as Tartüff
- Werner Krauss as Herr Orgon
- Lil Dagover as Frau Elmire / Elmire, Orgon's wife
- Hermann Picha as Der Greis
- Rosa Valetti as Seine Haushälterin / Housekeeper
- André Mattoni as Sein Enkel / Grandson
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Key dates
- Published
- 1 January 1925
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- silent film
- Country of origin
- Germany
- Original language
- German
- Based on
- Tartuffe
- Main subject
- impostor
- Director
- F. W. Murnau
- Screenwriter
- Carl Mayer
- Cast member
- Camilla Horn
- Composer
- Giuseppe Becce
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Categories
1926 comedy-drama films1926 films1926 German films1926 German-language filmsFilms based on TartuffeFilms directed by F. W. MurnauFilms of the Weimar RepublicFilms produced by Erich PommerFilms scored by Giuseppe BecceFilms shot at Tempelhof StudiosFilms with screenplays by Carl MayerGerman black-and-white films