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Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)

Directed by F.W. Murnau

Drama | Romance

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Overview

A married farmer falls under the spell of a slatternly woman from the city, who tries to convince him to drown his wife.

Rated NR | Length 94 minutes

Actors

George O'Brien | Janet Gaynor | Margaret Livingston | Bodil Rosing | J. Farrell MacDonald | Ralph Sipperly | Jane Winton | Arthur Housman | Eddie Boland | Herman Bing | Sidney Bracey | Gino Corrado | Vondell Darr | Sally Eilers | Gibson Gowland | Thomas Jefferson | Bob Kortman | F.W. Murnau | Barry Norton | Robert Parrish | Sally Phipps | Harry Semels | Phillips Smalley | Leo White | Clarence Wilson

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
03/16/2019Home TheaterDVDRented9 stars
 

Viewing Notes

After watching so many other silent films leading up to this, SUNRISE is a gigantic technical leap forward in its use of dolly shots and camera movement in general. You can also still see the influence of German expressionism.

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