Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

1927 · directed by F. W. Murnau

Rating

99/100

Hit

yes

Prestige lists

AFI 100, BFI Top 100, TSPDT 250

A married farmer falls under the spell of a slatternly woman from the city, who tries to convince him to drown his wife.

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927), directed by F. W. Murnau, rates 99/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

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

Crew

• Charles Rosher — Director of Photography
• Karl Struss — Director of Photography
• Harold D. Schuster — Editor
• Hugo Riesenfeld — Original Music Composer
• Carl Mayer — Screenplay

More from F. W. Murnau

1. The Last Laugh (1924) — 87/100 · hit
2. Nosferatu (1922) — 85/100 · hit
3. Faust (1926) — 84/100 · hit
4. Tabu: A Story of the South Seas (1931) — 80/100 · hit
5. Tartuffe (1926) — 78/100
6. City Girl (1930) — 71/100

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