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Name: Sunrise
Released: 1927-9-23
Cast: George O'Brien, Janet Gaynor, Margaret Livingston, Bodil Rosing, J. Farrell MacDonald

Sunrise

NR
1h 35m
1927

98%

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A seductive woman from the city entrances a farmer, who then devises a plan to murder his wife.

Director:

F.W. Murnau

Producer:

William Fox

Writer:

Carl Mayer

Cast:

George O'Brien, Janet Gaynor, Margaret Livingston, Bodil Rosing, J. Farrell MacDonald, Ralph Sipperly, Jane Winton, Arthur Housman, Eddie Boland

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

98%

Critics Consensus: Boasting masterful cinematography to match its well-acted, wonderfully romantic storyline, Sunrise is perhaps the final -- and arguably definitive -- statement of the silent era.

Reviews

InSession Film

Zita Short

Murnau really was a visionary and I do see what made him such a talent...

The story is told in a flowing, lyrical German manner that is extraordinarily sensual, yet is perhaps too self-conscious, too fable-like for American audiences.

Innovative through technology and development which will, without a doubt, be echoed in films yet to come. [Full review in Spanish]

The visual poetry it expended on an admittedly simple, cornball story (country bumpkin seduced by city vamp, pursued and redeemed by his pure-hearted wife) remains fairly dazzling.

January 8, 2022

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Sarah Brinks

I like that the film wasn't overly reliant on intertitles. Murnau let his actors tell the story. The actors are masters of silent film acting which at times is a little cheesy but works within the medium.

April 1, 2021

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