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F. W. Murnau

F. W. Murnau

DirectorCrewActorProducerWriter Dec 28 (died age 42) Bielefeld, North-Rhine-Westphalia, Germany 1920–2025 (105 year career)
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Biography

Friedrich Wilhelm “F. W.” Murnau (December 28, 1888 – March 11, 1931) was one of the most influential German film directors of the silent era, and a prominent figure in the expressionist movement in German cinema during the 1920s. Although some of Murnau’s films have been lost, most still survive. While the horror film Nosferatu (1922) is his most famous work, the romantic melodrama Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) is his critically most acclaimed; the British Film Institute's 2012 Sight & S…

Known For

Nosferatu
Film

Nosferatu

Director
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Film

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

Dancer (uncredited)
Faust
Film

Faust

Director
The Last Laugh
Film

The Last Laugh

Director
Tabu: A Story of the South Seas
Film

Tabu: A Story of the South Seas

Director
City Girl
Film

City Girl

Director
Tartuffe
Film

Tartuffe

Director
Phantom
Film

Phantom

Director

Filmography