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World War I. Eastern Front. Signature. Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau (born Friedrich Wilhelm Plumpe; December 28, 1888 – March 11, 1931) was a German film director, producer and screenwriter. He is regarded as one of cinema's most influential filmmakers for his work in the silent era. [1]
F.W. Murnau was a German film director. He was greatly influenced by Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Shakespeare and Ibsen plays he had seen at the age of 12, and became a friend of director Max Reinhardt. During World War I he served as a company commander at the eastern front and was in the German air force, surviving several crashes without any ...
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10/10 One of the best films of all time. 2. The Last Laugh. 1924 1h 30m Not Rated. 8.0 (15K) Rate. An aging doorman is forced to face the scorn of his friends, neighbors and society after being fired from his prestigious job at a luxurious hotel. Director F.W. Murnau Stars Emil Jannings Maly Delschaft Max Hiller.
- 'Sunrise' (1927) IMDb: 8.1/10. Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans revolves around a Man (George O'Brien), who falls under the spell of a seductive Woman from the City (Margaret Livingston).
- 'Faust' (1926) IMDb: 8.1/10. "Do you want the Emperor's crown?" Here, Murnau presents his take on the classic German legend, owing much to Goethe's famous play.
- 'The Last Laugh' (1924) IMDb: 8.0/10. Emil Jannings stars here as a proud and dedicated hotel doorman who takes immense pride in his uniform and the respect it commands.
- 'Nosferatu' (1922) IMDb: 7.9/10. Hands down Murnau's most famous film, the silent horror Nosferatu has rightfully earned its place in cinema history. It's essentially an unathorized retelling of Dracula, with the fantastic Max Schreck playing the role of the bloodsucking Count Orlok.
Mar 11, 2021 · F.W. Murnau’s 6 definitive films: The Boy in Blue (1919) Inspired by Thomas Gainsborough’s painting The Blue Boy and Oscar Wilde’s novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, this 1919 drama was Murnau’s directorial debut which contained a lot of pre-cursors to his work. Sadly, the film is considered lost now and only small fragments exist in ...
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 ...
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The films of F.W. Murnau. 1. The Hunchback and the Dancer (1920) 50 min | Horror. Wilton, a hunchback, who was always scorned and ridiculed by women, returns from Java a rich man after having discovered a diamond mine. He romances Gina, who is on the rebound from a ... See full summary ».
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