Sunrise

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Sunrise is a landmark 1927 silent film directed by F. W. Murnau, celebrated for its innovative cinematography and emotionally powerful storytelling.

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Sunrise canonical 2
Sonnenaufgang 1

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instanceOf film
academyAwardsYear 1st Academy Awards
award Academy Award for Best Actress
Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Academy Award for Unique and Artistic Picture
awardRecipient Charles Rosher
Janet Gaynor
Karl Struss
basedOn Die Reise nach Tilsit
basedOnAuthor Hermann Sudermann
cinematographer Charles Rosher
Karl Struss
considered one of the greatest films of all time
countryOfOrigin United States
criticalReception widely acclaimed
director F. W. Murnau
distributor Fox Film Corporation
genre romantic drama
silent cinema
notableFor complex camera movements
emotionally powerful storytelling
expressionist visual style
innovative cinematography
use of superimpositions and double exposures
originalLanguage silent
preservationStatus preserved
producer William Fox
productionCompany Fox Film Corporation
recognizedBy Academy Film Archive
registryReason culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant
registrySelectionYear 1989
releaseDate 1927-09-23
releaseYear 1927
runningTime approximately 95 minutes
screenwriter Carl Mayer
selectedFor United States National Film Registry
setting city
rural village
starring Arthur Housman
Bodil Rosing
George O’Brien
Herman Bing
J. Farrell MacDonald
Jane Winton
Janet Gaynor
Margaret Livingston
Ralph Sipperly
title Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

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Also sprach Zarathustra openingSection Sonnenaufgang
linked to: Sunrise
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans shortName Sunrise