F. W. Murnau

Director

Born: December 28, 1888
Died: March 11, 1931 (age 42)
From: Bielefeld, North-Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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…

Filmography (28)

Synthwave Horror: Nosferatu (2023)
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Murnau, Borzage and Fox (2008)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Way to Murnau (2003)
Himself (archive footage)
Los 5 Faust de F. W. Murnau (2002)
Himself (archive footage)
Hunting in the South Seas (1940)
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Tabu: A Story of the South Seas (1931)
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City Girl (1930)
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The Movie City of Hollywood
The Movie City of Hollywood (1928)
Self
4 Devils (1928)
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Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)
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Faust (1926)
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Tartuffe (1926)
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The Last Laugh (1924)
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The Film in the Film (1924)
Self
The Finances of the Grand Duke (1924)
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The Expulsion
The Expulsion (1923)
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Phantom (1922)
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The Burning Soil (1922)
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Nosferatu (1922)
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Marizza (1922)
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The Haunted Castle (1921)
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The Boy in Blue (1921)
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Journey into the Night (1921)
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Desire: The Tragedy of a Dancer (1921)
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Evening – Night – Morning (1920)
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The Head of Janus (1920)
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The Hunchback and the Dancer (1920)
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Satan (1920)
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