Rich, strange and gorgeous, F.W. Murnau's Sunrise shows what an artist of the late silent era could accomplish cinematically, backed by an open checkbook and fueled by the highest aspirations even in the simplest of morality tales.
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
"An artistic masterpiece and also a joy to watch."
1927 · 1h 34m · Passed
Drama, Romance
Directed by
F. W. Murnau
Overview
A married farmer falls under the spell of a slatternly woman from the city, who tries to convince him to drown his wife.
Director and cast
- F. W. Murnau Director
- George O'Brien as The Man (Anses)
- Janet Gaynor as The Wife (Indre)
- Margaret Livingston as The Woman from the City
- Bodil Rosing as The Maid
- J. Farrell MacDonald as The Photographer
- Ralph Sipperly as The Barber
- Jane Winton as The Manicure Gir
- Arthur Housman as The Obtrusive Gentleman
- Eddie Boland as The Obliging Gentleman
- Gino Corrado Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
For his Hollywood debut, in 1927, the German director F. W. Murnau brought a slender story to life with a breathtaking display of cinematic virtuosity, creating one of the masterworks of the art form.
F.W. Murnau's career-peak nova, the crowning film from that sacred, edge-of-the-abyss year of 1927.
In its artistry, dramatic power and graphic suggestion it goes a long way toward realizing the promise of this foreign director in his former works, notably Faust.
Released in 1927, the last year of silent film, it's a pinnacle of that lost art.
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