Movie Description An expressionistic retelling of the classic Moliere story, Murnau contemporized his version by setting the exploration of morality and hypocrisy amidst a housekeeper's murder plot. Here, the housekeeper (Rosa Valetti) schemes to poison her employer (Hermann Picha) in order to take control of his estate and fortune. However, the employer's grandson (Andre Mattoni) becomes wise to her plot, and shows his grandfather a film of Moliere's TARTUFFE to expose her plan.
| Credits | | Producer: | Erich Pommer | | Cast: | Lil Dagover, Werner Krauss |
Notes DVD Features:
Notes: 1. Newly Remastered from Original 35mm Print. 2. Restored by the Bundesarchiv-Filmarchiv of Berlin, L'Immagine Ritrovata, and the Library of Congress Region [unknown} Keep Case Full Frame - 1.33 Additional Release Material: Documentary - "The Way to Murnau"
Editorial Reviews "[T]he film boasts a memorably grotesque performance from Emil Jannings..." Sight and Sound - Geoffrey Macnab (03/01/2005)
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