Emil Jannings
7 films
Emil Jannings (1884–1950) was a German actor, the first to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. Between 1926 and 1929, he worked in Hollywood. Upon returning to Germany, he sympathized with the Nazi regime and was one of the advisors to Universum Film-Aktiengesellschaft (UFA), the film studios controlled by Goebbels as a propaganda weapon. With the end of World War II and Germany's defeat, his career fell into disgrace.
Where to Start with Emil Jannings
Emil Jannings appears in 7 drama films in the Pulse of Cinema catalogue. The highest Pulse-rated are Faust, The Last Laugh, The Blue Angel, a strong place to start exploring Emil Jannings's drama work.
