Editing Emil Jannings (section)

===Nazi Germany===
[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1984-0321-506, St. Wolfgang, Goebbels und Emil Jannings.jpg|thumb|Jannings with [[Joseph Goebbels]] on [[Wolfgangsee]], 1938]]

After the Nazi [[Machtergreifung|seizure of power]] in 1933, Jannings continued his career in the service of [[Nazism and cinema|Nazi cinema]]. In [[Nazi Germany]], he starred in several films that were intended to promote [[Nazism]], particularly the ''[[Führerprinzip]]'' by presenting unyielding historical characters, such as ''[[Der alte und der junge König]]'' (''The Old and the Young King'' 1934), ''[[Der Herrscher]]'' (''The Ruler'' 1937) directed by [[Veit Harlan]], ''[[Robert Koch (film)|Robert Koch]]'' (1939), ''[[Ohm Krüger]]'' (''Uncle Kruger'', 1941) and ''[[Die Entlassung]]'' (''Bismarck's Dismissal'', 1942).<ref name="imdb"/> He also performed in his role in ''[[The Broken Jug (film)|The Broken Jug]]'' directed by [[Gustav Ucicky]]. Minister of Propaganda [[Joseph Goebbels]] named Jannings an "Artist of the State" (''[[Staatsschauspieler]]'')<ref>{{cite book|last1=Welch|first1=David|title=Propaganda and the German Cinema, 1933-1945|date=2001|publisher=I.B.Tauris|isbn=9781860645204|pages=117|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UEQJAcyUoIgC&pg=PA117}}</ref>

The shooting of his last film ''Wo ist Herr Belling?'' was aborted when troops of the [[Allies of World War II|Allied Powers]] entered Germany in spring 1945. Jannings reportedly carried his Oscar statuette with him as proof of his former association with Hollywood. However, his active role in [[Nazi propaganda]] meant that he was subject to [[denazification]], effectively ending his career.

In the same period Dietrich became a US citizen and an influential anti-Nazi activist, spending much of the war entertaining troops on the front lines and broadcasting on behalf of the [[Office of Strategic Services|OSS]]. Dietrich particularly loathed Jannings for his Nazi ties, and would later refer to her former co-star as a "[[Overacting|ham]]".<ref>''[[Marlene (1984 film)|Marlene]]'' (1984)</ref>

After the war with his reputation stained by his work with the Nazi government, he never worked as an actor again.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/best-actor-oscar-winner-nazi-emil-jannings-b2509263.html | title=The Nazi who won the Oscars' first ever Best Actor award | website=[[Independent.co.uk]] | date=8 March 2024 }}</ref>