Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau

Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau, better known as F. W. Murnau (28 December 1888 – 11 March 1931), was one of the most influential German film directors of the silent era. A figure in the expressionist movement in German cinema during the 1920s, some of Murnau's films from the silent era have been lost, but most still survive. He was born as Friedrich Wilhelm Plumpe in Bielefeld, Province of Westphalia. He attended the University of Heidelberg and studie... more

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  • Dec 28, 1888

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  • Mar 11, 1931 (age 42 years)

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  • 2.12 m (6.96 ft )

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