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Tartüff
Title
Tartüff / Ein Filmspiel nach Molière von Carl Meyer ; Regie, F. W. Murnau = Tartuffe / adapted from Molière's famous play by Carl Mayer ; directed by F. W. Murnau ; a UFA production.
Publication
New York, NY : Kino Classics, [2020]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (70, 63 min.) : sound, black and white (tinted) ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
Title and credits from screen.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1925.
Silent film with musical accompaniment.
Based on "Tartuffe" by Moliere.
Includes the original German version (70 min.) and an U.S. version (63 min.).
1.33:1 aspect ratio.
2K restoration from 4 separate negatives.
Special feaures: Audio commentary by Troy Howarth; restored German release with orchestral score by Robert Israel; U.S. release version with music by Giuseppe Becce.
Photography, Karl Freund ; music, Robert Israel and Giuseppe Becce, adapted and played by Javier Perez de Azpeitia.
German version: silent with German intertitles and optional English subtitles (German version); U.S. version: English intertitles.
Summary
In this film, F. W. Murnau revisits Moliere's fable of religious hypocrisy, in which a faithful wife tries to convince her husband that their morally superior guest, the title character, is in fact a lecherous hypocrite with a taste for the grape. To endow the story with contemporary relevance, Murnau frames Moliere's tale with a modern-day plot concerning a housekeeper's stealthy efforts to poison her elderly master and take control of his estate.
Variant and related titles
Herr Tartuffe
Herr Tartüff (Motion picture)
Herr Tartüff (Motion picture). English.
Format
Images / Video & Film
Added to Catalog
April 08, 2021
Credits
Photography, Karl Freund ; music, Robert Israel and Giuseppe Becce, adapted and played by Javier Perez de Azpeitia.
Cast
Emil Jannings, Lil Dagover, Werner Krauss, André Mattoni.
System details note
Blu-ray; region A; 16:9 presentation; DTS-HD master audio 5.1 and Dolby digital 2.0 (German version); LPCM 2.0 (U.S. version); requires Blu-ray player.
Audience
Rating: Not rated.
Videorecording number
K24652 Kino Classics
Subjects
Genre/Form
Silent films.
Fiction films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Film adaptations.
Silent films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Also listed under
UFA (Firm), production company.
Kino Classics (Firm), publisher.
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