Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, also known as Sunrise, is a 1927 American silent film directed by German film director F. W. Murnau. The story was adapted by Carl Mayer from the short story "Die Reise nach Tilsit" ("A Trip to Tilsit") by Hermann Sudermann. Sunrise won an Academy Award for Unique and Artistic Production at the first ever Academy Awards ceremony in 1929. In 1937, Sunrise's original negative was destroyed in a nitrate fire. A new neg... More

Initial release date:

  • 1927

Runtime:

  • 1 h 35 min

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  • Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

Film

Directed by

Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau

Friedrich Wilhelm "F. W." Murnau (born Friedrich Wilhelm Plumpe, 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...

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Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • Dec 9, 2008

Runtime:

  • 1 h 35 min
  • 2 h 53 min
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Awards

Awards Won:

Year Award Award Winner Winning work Notes/Description
  • 1928
  • 1928
  • 7th Heaven Role: Diane; Street Angel Role: Angela; Sunrise Role: The Wife
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Academy Award for Best Cinematography Winners

Academy Award for Actress in a Leading Role Nominees

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions of 2002

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