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Der blaue Engel The blue angel
by UFA
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90 editions published between 1930 and 2007 in German and English and held by 1,679 WorldCat member libraries worldwide One of the early sound masterpieces of German cinema, this film made Marlene Dietrich an international star and helped assure director Joseph von Sternberg a place in cinematic history. The story is a gripping portrait of a middle-aged professor who is degraded by his obsession with a tawdry cafe entertainer
Faust eine deutsche Volkssage
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37 editions published between 1926 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 981 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Dr. Faust sells his soul to Mephistopheles in exchange for scientific knowledge and perfect happiness
Der letzte Mann
by Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau
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28 editions published between 1924 and 2004 in 3 languages and held by 667 WorldCat member libraries worldwide The story of a hotel doorman who is demoted to washroom attendant because of his age. Humiliated, the considers suicide. Then, by a strange twist of fate, he becomes a millionaire. This silent film is told entirely by camera, without title cards
The last command
by Josef Von Sternberg
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13 editions published between 1928 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 335 WorldCat member libraries worldwide An exiled Russian general turned Hollywood extra lands a role playing a version of his former czarist self, bringing about his emotional downfall
Waxworks
by Paul Leni
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12 editions published between 1924 and 2002 in 3 languages and held by 319 WorldCat member libraries worldwide The owner of a Waxmuseum needs for three of his models stories to be told to the audience. For that reason he has hired a writer, who after one look at the owner's pretty daughter, starts writing stories featuring the models, the daughter and himself
Tartuffe
by F. W Murnau
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11 editions published between 2002 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 295 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Murnau revisits Molière's fable of religious hypocrisy, in which a faithful wife tries to convince her husband that their morally superior houseguest is, in fact, a lecherous hypocrite with a taste for the grape
3 silent classics by Josef von Sternberg
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2 editions published in 2010 in No Linguistic content and English and held by 201 WorldCat member libraries worldwide "Vienna-born, New York-raised Josef von Sternberg directed some of the most influential, stylish dramas ever to come out of Hollywood. Though best known for his star-making collaborations with Marlene Dietrich, von Sternberg began his career during the final years of the silent era, dazzling audiences and critics with his film's dark visions and innovative cinematography. The titles in this collection, made on the cusp of the sound age, are three of von Sternberg's greatest works, gritty evocations of gangster life (Underworld), the Russian Revolution (The Last Command), and working-class desperation (The Docks of New York) made into shadowy movie spectacle. Criterion is proud to present these long unavailable classics of American cinema, each with two musical scores."--Container
The last laugh der letzte Mann
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1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 177 WorldCat member libraries worldwide The story of a hotel doorman who is demoted to washroom attendant because of his age. Humiliated, he considers suicide. Then, by a strange twist of fate, he becomes a millionaire. This silent film is told entirely by camera, without title cards
Anna Boleyn a historical drama in six acts
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1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 155 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Tragic drama of the second wife of England's Henry VIII
Der Letzte Mann The last laugh
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6 editions published between 1993 and 2008 in English and German and held by 135 WorldCat member libraries worldwide One of the major works of German silent cinema, Murnau's class drama depicts the fall of the respected, aging, hotel doorman of a posh 1920s Berlin hotel, who is cruelly stripped of his position and reduced to a bathroom attendant, before his fortunes turn and he becomes a millionaire. The film was groundbreaking for its expressive, mobile camera work, which imparts information visually, without subtitles. The camera on a trolley glides, rises, zooms, or weaves where the story takes it. The camera takes part in the action and becomes a character in the drama
Der Blaue Engel
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30 editions published between 1930 and 2010 in German and English and held by 134 WorldCat member libraries worldwide One of the early sound masterpieces of German cinema, this film made Marlene Dietrich an international star and helped assure director Joseph von Sternberg a place in cinematic history. The story is a gripping portrait of a middle-aged professor who is degraded by his obsession with a tawdry cafe entertainer. Presents two versions of the film: The original German and original English versions
Othello
by William Shakespeare
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3 editions published in 2001 in English and held by 129 WorldCat member libraries worldwide "Cavernous chambers and stony battlements cast shadows of impending doom upon Othello and Desdemona as the mephistophelian Iago dances about them, methodically destroying their happiness and steering them toward their bitter fate with impish delight."--Container
F.W. Murnau's The last laugh
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1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 108 WorldCat member libraries worldwide The story of a hotel doorman who is demoted to washroom attendant because of his age. Humiliated, he considers suicide. Then, by a strange twist of fate, he becomes a millionaire. This silent film is told entirely by camera, without title cards
Variety
by E. A Dupont
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21 editions published between 1925 and 2010 in English and held by 100 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Drama of the destruction of a famous aerialist who becomes entangled with an amoral tramp
Othello
by Dimitri Buchowetzki
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12 editions published between 1981 and 1996 in English and held by 78 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Silent film version of Shakespeare's tragedy, Othello, starring Emil Jannings and Werner Kraus
Der blaue Engel The blue Angel
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7 editions published between 1930 and 2006 in German and English and held by 77 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A German professor foolishly becomes infatuated with an immoral cabaret singer
The last laugh
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8 editions published between 1993 and 2009 in 4 languages and held by 75 WorldCat member libraries worldwide The story of a hotel doorman who is demoted to washroom attendant because of his age. Humiliated, the considers suicide. Then, by a strange twist of fate, he becomes a millionaire. This silent film is told entirely by camera, without title cards
The broken jug
by Heinrich von Kleist
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3 editions published in 1996 in German and held by 63 WorldCat member libraries worldwide "The play ... pursues the court proceedings dealing with the request for damages by Frau Marthe Rull against Ruprecht, her daughter Eve's lover, whom she accuses of having broken 'the most beautiful of all jugs'. The village judge, Adam, would gladly convict Ruprecht of the crime, were it not for the interference of Gerichtsrat Walter ..." (Oxford comp. to German lit.)
Der zerbrochene Krug
by Heinrich von Kleist
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5 editions published between 1980 and 1985 in German and held by 43 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Comedy of Dutch village life, in which Judge Adam presides over a trial regarding the supposed breaking of Frau Rull's beautiful jug by her daughter's suitor. A visiting inspector exposes Adam himself as the culprit
Ohm Krüger
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6 editions published between 1985 and 2007 in German and held by 41 WorldCat member libraries worldwide German anti-British propaganda film involving the Boer War more
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Janenz, Theodor Emil 1884-1950 Wirklicher Name
Janenz, Theodor Emil, 1886-1950
Janenz, Theodor Friedrich Emil.
Jannings, Emil, 1886-1950
Jannings Émile 1884-1950
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