F. W. Murnau

German film director F. W. Murnau is best known for his 1922 film Nosferatu—Eine Symphonie des Grauens (Nosferatu the Vampire). Murnau made three films in the United States including Sunrise in 1927, for which he received a special Academy Award.

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German Cinema; Murnau, F(riedrich) W(ilhelm Plumpe); American Cinema

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