Emil Jannings (born Theodor Friedrich Emil Janenz, 23 July 1884 – 2 January 1950) was a Swiss-born German actor who was popular in Hollywood in the 1920s. He was the first recipient of the Academy Award for Best Actor for his roles in The Last Command and The Way of All Flesh. As of 2024, Jannings is the only German ever to have won the category.
Jannings is best known for his collaborations with F. W. Murnau and Josef von Sternberg, including the 1930 film The Blue Angel (Der blaue Engel), with Marlene Dietrich. The Blue Angel was meant as a vehicle for Jannings to score a place for himself in the new medium of sound film, but Dietrich stole the show. Jannings later starred in a number of Nazi propaganda films, which made him unemployable as an actor after the defeat of Nazi Germany.
^Winkel, Roel Vande; Welch, D. (7 February 2007). Cinema and the Swastika: The International Expansion of Third Reich Cinema. ISBN 9780230289321.
EmilJannings (born Theodor Friedrich Emil Janenz, 23 July 1884 – 2 January 1950) was a Swiss-born German actor who was popular in Hollywood in the 1920s...
presented 96 times, to 86 actors. The first winner was German actor EmilJannings for his roles in The Last Command (1928) and The Way of All Flesh (1927)...
sister studio in Germany, UFA, asked him to direct EmilJannings in his first sound film. Jannings was the Oscar-winning star of Sternberg's 1928 film...
Unlike later ceremonies, an actor could be awarded for multiple films: EmilJannings won Best Actor for his work in both The Way of All Flesh and The Last...
building became a popular venue for movie actors like Zarah Leander, EmilJannings and Heinz Rühmann. Temporarily seized by the Soviet Military Administration...
The Last Laugh (Der Letzte Mann), directed by F. W. Murnau, starring EmilJannings – (Germany) Little Robinson Crusoe, directed by Edward F. Cline, starring...
directed by Ernst Lubitsch. It stars Henny Porten as Anne Boleyn and EmilJannings as King Henry VIII. The film was produced by Paul Davidson's Union Film...
collaborative relations between the director and its Academy Award-winning star EmilJannings and producer Erich Pommer, both temporarily on loan from Paramount's...
Richter, EmilJannings and Harry Liedtke. The film's art direction was by Kurt Richter. Ellen Richter as Leila, Mehemeds Tochter EmilJannings as Vaco...
Comedy Picture: Lewis Milestone – Two Arabian Knights Best Actor: EmilJannings – The Last Command and The Way of All Flesh Best Actress: Janet Gaynor...
the Young King 100 min Historical film Deka-Film GmbH Hans Steinhoff EmilJannings Leopoldine Konstantin 28 March 1935 Triumph des Willens Triumph of the...
the role include Friedrich Kühne in the 1922 silent version starring EmilJannings, Hilton Edwards in Orson Welles' 1952 film, Anthony Nicholls in Laurence...
role include Ferdinand von Alten in the 1922 silent version starring EmilJannings, Robert Lang in the 1965 version starring Laurence Olivier, and Michael...
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