The Last Laugh (Restored Deluxe Edition) (1924) On DVD

Actor :       Emil Jannings, Maly Delschaft, Max Hiller, Emilie Kurz, Hans Unterkircher
Director:   F.W. Murnau
Genre:       Foreign Video - German
Year:         1924
Studio:      KINO INTERNATIONAL
Length:     90
Released: September 30, 2008
Rating:      Not Rated (MPAA Rating)
Format:     DVD
Misc:          Black & White
Language:English
Subtitles : N/A

DESCRIPTION:

Two-DVD Deluxe Edition - The crowning achievement of the German expressionist movement is F.W. Myrna's THE LAST LAUGH. Emil Jennings stars in the bleak fable of an aging doorman whose happiness crumbles when he is relieved of the duties and uniform which had for years been the foundation of his happiness and pride. Through Jennings's colossal performance, THE LAST LAUGH becomes more than the plight of a single doorman, but a mournful dramatization of the frustration and anguish of the universal working class. Restored in 2003 by Lucian Berretta and the Friedrich Wilhelm Myrna Sifting, this Kino edition is the definitive version of a silent masterwork, presented with unprecedented clarity and a new orchestral recording of the original 1924 score. Photographed by Karl Freund (Cinematographer of Tod Browning s 1931 Dracula).