The Last Laugh (1934)

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:film
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Robert_Wiene
gptkbp:awards Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival
gptkbp:based_on The Last Laugh (play)
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:Karl_Freund
gptkbp:color black-and-white
gptkbp:country gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:critical_reception acclaimed for its cinematography.
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired later films
gptkbp:cultural_significance reflects the socio-political climate of 1930s Germany.
gptkbp:director gptkb:Fritz_Lang
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:UFA
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Paul_Falkenberg
uses innovative camera angles.
gptkbp:genre gptkb:High_School
gptkbp:has_cameo Fritz Lang appears in the film.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Last Laugh (1934)
gptkbp:influenced filmmakers like Alfred Hitchcock.
the development of sound films.
the visual style of later German films.
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:German_Expressionism
gptkbp:inspiration inspired by the struggles of the working class.
gptkbp:language gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkbp:legacy considered a classic of silent cinema.
gptkbp:music gptkb:Bertolt_Brecht
gptkbp:notable_appearance the transformation of the protagonist.
gptkbp:plot A doorman loses his job and struggles with his identity.
gptkbp:producer gptkb:Erich_Pommer
gptkbp:release_date 1934
gptkbp:release_region gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:release_year 1934
gptkbp:remake gptkb:The_Last_Laugh_(2000)
gptkb:The_Last_Laugh_(1950)
gptkbp:runtime 90 minutes
gptkbp:screenplay_by gptkb:Carl_Zuckmayer
gptkbp:set_in expressionist style.
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Rudolf_Forster
gptkb:Emil_Jannings
Hans Albrecht
Maly Delschaft
gptkbp:technique no intertitles
gptkbp:themes identity and social status.