TopTenREVIEWS presents the film career and movie reviews of Emil Jannings.

Emil Jannings
Birthdate: July 23, 1884
Death date: January 3, 1950

Emil Jannings

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CAREER SPAN

Decade
Movie Score
# Movies
1920s
2.9655
25
total ranking of 2.9655
1930s
2.3588
2
total ranking of 2.3588
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score: Emil Jannings is ranked overall as 2.1744 of of 4 stars2.1744

Emil Jannings Movie Rankings

1
Emil Jannings starring in Letzte Mann
Emil Jannings scores a combined 3.5747 out of 4 stars for Letzte Mann3.5747
The experienced doorman at the Atlantic Hotel is quite proud of his position, his responsibilities, and his uniform. One busy, rainy night, he has to take a short rest after lugging a heavy suitcase in from the rain. ...more about Letzte Mann
2
Emil Jannings starring in Blue Angel
Emil Jannings scores a combined 3.2353 out of 4 stars for Blue Angel3.2353
The Blue Angel deals with the humiliation and breakdown an inhibited, overbearing, sexually-repressed instructor at a boys' prep school. Professor Immanuel Rath discovers some of his students passing round seductive photographs of a sexy cabaret singer. ...more about Blue Angel
3
Emil Jannings starring in Faust
Emil Jannings scores a combined 2.9770 out of 4 stars for Faust2.9770
God and Satan war over earth; to settle things, they wager on the soul of Faust, a learned and prayerful alchemist. ...more about Faust
4
Last Command, The (1928)
Emil Jannings scores a combined 2.8286 out of 4 stars for Last Command2.8286
A decorated, aristocratic Czarist General is reduced to penury after the collapse of Imperial Russia. An old adversary, now a successful director hires the general to re-enact the revolution which deposed him. ...more about Last Command
Actor Awards
  • Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Leading Role
  • Not Available on DVD
5
Herr Tartüff (1926)
Emil Jannings scores a combined 2.4996 out of 4 stars for Herr Tartüff2.4996
Il nipote di Herr Ratt, un ricco ed anziano borghese, vorrebbe mettere in guardia il nonno dalle mire della avida governante del vecchio. ...more about Herr Tartüff
6
Wachsfigurenkabinett, Das (1924)
Emil Jannings scores a combined 1.9406 out of 4 stars for Wachsfigurenkabinett1.9406
The owner of a Waxmuseum needs for three of his models stories to be told to the audience. For that reason he has hired a writer, who after one look athe owner's pretty daughter, starts writing stories featuring the models, the daughter and himself. ...more about Wachsfigurenkabinett
7
Algol - Tragödie der Macht (1920)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
8
Alles für Geld (1923)
No Reviews Available
Rupp (Jannings) is a former butcher, made rich in the meat packing industry as a result of the reversal of fortunes brought on by WWI. He is crude, uncouth and uneducated. His son, Fred, is the apple of his father's eye and is an auto enthusiast. ...more about Alles für Geld
  • Not Available on DVD
9
Anna Boleyn (1920)
No Reviews Available
The story of the ill-fated second wife of the English king Henry VIII, whose marriage to the Henry led to momentous political and religious turmoil in England. ...more about Anna Boleyn
10
Betrayal (1929)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
11
Danton (1921)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
12
Film im Film, Der (1925)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
13
Filmstadt Hollywood, Die (1928)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
14
Kohlhiesels Töchter (1920)
No Reviews Available
Somewhere in Southern Bavaria Xaver wants to marry Gretel, but her father Kohlhiesel wants his elder daughter Liesel to marry first. The problem is, nobody wants to marry her, because she's too brutal. ...more about Kohlhiesels Töchter
  • Not Available on DVD
15
Liebe macht blind (1925)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
16
Merry Monarch, The (1933)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
17
Nju (1924)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
18
Patriot, The (1928)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
19
Peter der Große (1922)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
20
Quo Vadis? (1925)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
21
Ratten, Die (1921)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
22
Sins of the Fathers (1928)
No Reviews Available
A married restaurant owner is persuaded to become a bootlegger by a beautiful young girl. When he starts making money at it, she steals it, then runs off with another man. His wife finds out what happened. Complications ensue. ...more about Sins of the Fathers
  • Not Available on DVD
23
Stier von Olivera, Der (1921)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
24
Street of Sin (1928)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
25
Varieté (1925)
No Reviews Available
Prologue: The murderer "Boss" Huller - after having spent ten years in prison - breaks his silence to tell the warden his story. "Boss", a former trapeze artist, and his wife own a cheap side-show that displays ``erotic sensations''. ...more about Varieté
  • Not Available on DVD
26
Way of All Flesh, The (1927)
No Reviews Available
Actor Awards
  • Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Leading Role
  • Not Available on DVD
27
Weib des Pharao, Das (1922)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD