Tartuffe (1926)
Herr Tartüff
A 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.
- Date of release
- 1926-01-25
- TMDB
- 7.2 / 10 (80)
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- Director
- F. W. Murnau
Casting
- Emil Jannings — Tartüff
- Werner Krauss — Herr Orgon
- Lil Dagover — Frau Elmire / Elmire, Orgon's wife
- Hermann Picha — Der Greis
- Rosa Valetti — Seine Haushälterin / Housekeeper
- André Mattoni — Sein Enkel / Grandson
- Lucie Höflich — Dorine
- Camilla Horn — (uncredited)
Interesting facts
- Based on: Tartuffe
Tartuffe is a German silent film produced by Erich Pommer for UFA and released in 1926. It was directed by F. W. Murnau, photographed by Karl Freund and written by Carl Mayer from Molière's original play. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. Set design and costumes were by Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig.
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