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 ⓘ