Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:film
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
2
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:award
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| gptkbp:art_style |
Expressionistic cinematography.
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| gptkbp:artistic_influence |
The French New Wave.
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| gptkbp:awards |
Academy Award for Best Unique and Artistic Picture
Academy Award for Best Actress for Janet Gaynor. |
| gptkbp:based_on |
a story by Hermann Sudermann
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| gptkbp:box_office |
$2 million
successful for its time |
| gptkbp:cast |
gptkb:Bert_Roach
gptkb:Eugene_Pallette gptkb:Janet_Gaynor gptkb:George_O'_Brien gptkb:Margaret_Livingston |
| gptkbp:character_development |
Focuses on the transformation of the farmer.
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| gptkbp:cinematography |
gptkb:Charles_Rosher
Charles Rosher. Innovative camera movements. |
| gptkbp:color |
black-and-white
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:critical_reception |
widely acclaimed
Widely acclaimed by critics. |
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
Considered one of the greatest films of all time.
considered a masterpiece of silent cinema |
| gptkbp:cultural_references |
Referenced in various films and literature.
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| gptkbp:cultural_significance |
A landmark in film history.
recognized in the National Film Registry |
| gptkbp:directed_by |
gptkb:F._W._Murnau
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| gptkbp:director |
gptkb:F._W._Murnau
Orson Welles. |
| gptkbp:distributor |
gptkb:Fox_Film_Corporation
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| gptkbp:edited_by |
gptkb:Hugh_Wynn
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| gptkbp:film_score |
original score composed for the film.
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| gptkbp:filming_location |
gptkb:Los_Angeles
gptkb:Wisconsin |
| gptkbp:filmography |
gptkb:Hugh_Wynn
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| gptkbp:genre |
gptkb:Actor
gptkb:High_School |
| gptkbp:home_media_release |
released on DVD and Blu-ray
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| gptkbp:influenced |
future filmmakers
Future filmmakers and cinematographers. Montage techniques. |
| gptkbp:influenced_artists |
Romantic drama.
Gregg Toland. |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:German_Expressionism
The German film movement. |
| gptkbp:inspiration |
inspired other films and directors
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| gptkbp:inspired_by |
The play ' The Awakening' by Hermann Sudermann.
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| gptkbp:language |
gptkb:Actor
silent |
| gptkbp:legacy |
Influenced the development of narrative cinema.
remains influential in film history |
| gptkbp:main_character |
gptkb:The_Wife
gptkb:The_Man |
| gptkbp:media_adaptations |
Complex character arcs.
Use of deep focus. |
| gptkbp:music |
gptkb:Alfred_Newman
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| gptkbp:music_by |
gptkb:Alfred_Newman
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| gptkbp:notable_appearance |
the boat scene
The sunrise scene. the city scenes the final reconciliation scene the sunrise scene |
| gptkbp:notable_character |
George O' Brien.
Janet Gaynor. Margaret Livingston. |
| gptkbp:notable_for |
Innovative use of sound and cinematography.
its innovative use of cinematography |
| gptkbp:notable_production |
William Fox.
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| gptkbp:plot |
A farmer in the Midwest is torn between his wife and a city woman.
A farmer is torn between his wife and a city woman. |
| gptkbp:premiere |
gptkb:1927_Venice_Film_Festival
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| gptkbp:produced_by |
gptkb:William_Fox
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| gptkbp:release_date |
September 23, 1927
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| gptkbp:release_year |
gptkb:1927
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| gptkbp:released_in |
gptkb:1927
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| gptkbp:restoration |
Restored by the Academy Film Archive.
restored by the Academy Film Archive |
| gptkbp:runtime |
94 minutes
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| gptkbp:screenplay_by |
gptkb:Carl_Mayer
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| gptkbp:set_in |
gptkb:Robert_F._Boyle
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| gptkbp:starring |
gptkb:Janet_Gaynor
gptkb:George_O'_Brien gptkb:Margaret_Livingston |
| gptkbp:themes |
love and redemption
Love, redemption, and conflict. |
| gptkbp:writer |
Carl Mayer.
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