Overview
Released: Germany, 1924
Duration: approx. 90 minutes
Director: Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau
Screenplay: Carl Mayer
Murnau’s film, which almost entirely forgoes intertitles, is regarded as a milestone in film history and a high point of German silent cinema.
A historic 16mm film version is presented at film-historically correct speed and original format on a large screen.
Content
The Last Laugh tells a personal tragedy: an aging hotel doorman loses his identity and prestige along with his uniform and is mercilessly humiliated by society as a result.
Version
New music for concert organ, large percussion, gongs, and MIDI vibraphone by Wilfried Kaets.
Performers
Norbert Krämer – Percussion