A young man shows his millionaire grandfather a film based on Molière's play "Tartuffe" in order to expose the old man's hypocritical governess who covets the young man's inheritance.
Directed by F. W. Murnau
fraud
silent film
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.7 / 5
Cast
Emil Jannings
Tartüff
Werner Krauss
Herr Orgon
Lil Dagover
Frau Elmire / Elmire, Orgon's wife
Hermann Picha
Der Greis
Rosa Valetti
Seine Haushälterin / Housekeeper
André Mattoni
Sein Enkel / Grandson
Lucie Höflich
Dorine
Camilla Horn
(uncredited)
Crew
F. W. Murnau
Director
Giuseppe Becce
Original Music Composer
Erich Pommer
Producer
Molière
Theatre Play
Camilla Horn
Stunt Double
Popular Reviews
1 review
Lasse Jørgensen
6.2★ · 03/10/25
Great storytelling, this was good. Based on an old play.
Great storytelling, this was good. Based on an old play.
