Acting
Emil Jannings
- Titles
- 61movies
- Career
Active from 1916 to 2024, with a break from 1946 to 2002, busiest in 1920 with 5 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 51top three billing
- Average score
67/100
- Highest rated
Faust80/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 10 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical8.8average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.6average 3.6
- Class & Capitalism5.7average 3.3
- Pathos7.4average 5.2
- Social Commentary7.1average 4.9
- Politics4.7average 2.6
- Biographical3.0average 0.9
- Melancholy6.7average 4.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.4, average 5.2
- Coming of Age0.9, average 2.9
- Adrenaline3.2, average 5.1
- Wholesome1.7, average 3.3
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- German Expressionism 5
- Silent Film 4
- Historical Drama 3
- Social Commentary 3
- Biopic 2
- Tragedy 2
- Psychological Drama 2
- Silent Film Masterpiece 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Ernst LubitschActorThe Patriot, The Last Command, The Loves of Pharaoh, The Eyes of the Mummy, The Merry Jail, +4 more- HHanns KrälyWriterThe Patriot, The Loves of Pharaoh, The Eyes of the Mummy, Betrayal, Madame DuBarry, +3 more
Werner KraussActorTartuffe, Rose Bernd, Danton, Othello, Robert Koch, der Bekämpfer des Todes, +2 more
Harry LiedtkeActorThe Loves of Pharaoh, The Eyes of the Mummy, The Merry Jail, Madame DuBarry, Vendetta, +2 more
Theodor SparkuhlCinematographerThe Loves of Pharaoh, The Merry Jail, Madame DuBarry, Anna Boleyn, Keimendes Leben. 2. Teil, +1 more
Dagny ServaesActorThe Loves of Pharaoh, Peter the Great, Where Is Mr. Belling?, All for Money, Stein unter Steinen
Paul BildtActorRose Bernd, Robert Koch, der Bekämpfer des Todes, The Dismissal, The Sovereign, Stein unter Steinen
Eduard von WintersteinActorThe Blue Angel, Danton, Madame DuBarry, Uncle Krüger, Darling of the Gods
Max GülstorffActorDarling of the Gods, The Broken Jug, The Sovereign, Stein unter Steinen, Der schwarze Walfisch
Georg JohnActorThe Last Laugh, Waxworks, Variety, The Making of 'The Last Laugh'
Paul BiensfeldtActorThe Loves of Pharaoh, Waxworks, All for Money, Stein unter Steinen
Werner HinzActorUncle Krüger, The Old and The Young King, The Dismissal, Cruel Images
Movies and TV shows
542020s
1 title
as Paul Kruger (archive footage)
2000s
1 title
as Hotelportier (archive footage)
1940s
4 titles · average score 70
as Eberhard Belling
as Friedrich Hoffmann, Seniorchef
as Fürst Otto von Bismarck
70
as Ohm (Paul)Krüger
1930s
9 titles · average score 73
as Dr. Robert Koch
71
as Adam
as Matthias Clausen
as Prof. Niemeyer, gen. Traumulus
as König Friedrich Wilhelm I.
as Peter Petersen
as Gustav Bumke
74
as Immanuel Rath
as Albert Winkelmann
1920s
25 titles · average score 68
as Poldi Moser
64
as Gen. Dolgorucki / Grand Duke Sergius Alexander
68
as August Shilling
80
as Mephisto
71
as Tartüff
70
as Boss Huller
78
as Hotelportier [Hotel Doorman]
65
as Harun al Raschid
as Nerone
65
as Pharao Amenes
66
as Henry VIII, King of England
63
as Robert Herne
1910s
14 titles · average score 60
65
as Ludwig XV.
as Arthur Streckmann
as Vaco Juan Riberda
as Tomasso
as James Fraenkel
62
as Quabbe - der Gaoler
as Segetoff
as Alfredo, a clown
as Göttlingk
as Verführer
as ihr Mann, der Fabrikant