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George O’BrienThe Man (Anses)
Janet GaynorThe Wife (Indre)
Margaret LivingstonThe Woman from the City
Bodil RosingThe Maid
J. Farrell MacDonaldThe Photographer
Ralph SipperlyThe Barber
Jane WintonThe Manicure Girl
Arthur HousmanThe Obtrusive Gentleman
Eddie BolandThe Obliging Gentleman
Herman BingStreetcar Conductor (uncredited)
F. W. MurnauDirector
Hermann SudermannAuthor
Carl MayerScreenplay
Karl StrussDirector of Photography
Charles RosherDirector of Photography
Hugo RiesenfeldOriginal Music Composer
William FoxProducer

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

F. W. Murnau · 1927 · 94 minutes · USA
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans Poster

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

George O’BrienThe Man (Anses)
Janet GaynorThe Wife (Indre)
Margaret LivingstonThe Woman from the City
Bodil RosingThe Maid
J. Farrell MacDonaldThe Photographer
Ralph SipperlyThe Barber
Jane WintonThe Manicure Girl
Arthur HousmanThe Obtrusive Gentleman
Eddie BolandThe Obliging Gentleman
Herman BingStreetcar Conductor (uncredited)
F. W. MurnauDirector
Hermann SudermannAuthor
Carl MayerScreenplay
Karl StrussDirector of Photography
Charles RosherDirector of Photography
Hugo RiesenfeldOriginal Music Composer
William FoxProducer
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