Tartuffe (Herr Tartüff) is a German silent film produced by Erich Pommer for UFA and released in 1926.
It was directed by F. W. Murnau, photographed by Karl Freund and written by Carl Mayer from Molière's original play.
It has been released on DVD in the US (Kino Lorber) and in identical editions in the UK (Eureka/Masters of Cinema), France (mk2), Germany (Universum Film) and Spain (Divisa).
[3] In 2015, a new, longer and more accurate restoration with a full orchestral score was broadcast on Arte television, and as of April 2020 it is available on home video only in the U.S. via Kino Lorber’s Blu-ray reissue.
[5] Its humorous storyline and happy ending has rendered it a minor work in Murnau's filmography and has led film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum to call it "underrated.