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Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)

Overview

A married farmer falls under the spell of a slatternly woman from the city, who tries to convince him to drown his wife. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with British Film Institute in 2004.
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F. W. Murnau profile
F. W. Murnau

Director

Carl Mayer profile
Carl Mayer

Screenplay

Cast

George O’Brien profile
George O’Brien

The Man (Anses)

Janet Gaynor profile
Janet Gaynor

The Wife (Indre)

Margaret Livingston profile
Margaret Livingston

The Woman from the City

Bodil Rosing profile
Bodil Rosing

The Maid

J. Farrell MacDonald profile
J. Farrell MacDonald

The Photographer

Ralph Sipperly profile
Ralph Sipperly

The Barber

Jane Winton profile
Jane Winton

The Manicure Girl

Arthur Housman profile
Arthur Housman

The Obtrusive Gentleman

Eddie Boland profile
Eddie Boland

The Obliging Gentleman

Herman Bing profile
Herman Bing

Streetcar Conductor (uncredited)

Sidney Bracey profile
Sidney Bracey

Dance Hall Manager (uncredited)

Gino Corrado profile
Gino Corrado

Manager of Hair Salon (uncredited)

George O’Brien profile
George O’Brien

The Man (Anses)

Janet Gaynor profile
Janet Gaynor

The Wife (Indre)

Margaret Livingston profile
Margaret Livingston

The Woman from the City

Bodil Rosing profile
Bodil Rosing

The Maid

J. Farrell MacDonald profile
J. Farrell MacDonald

The Photographer

Ralph Sipperly profile
Ralph Sipperly

The Barber

Jane Winton profile
Jane Winton

The Manicure Girl

Arthur Housman profile
Arthur Housman

The Obtrusive Gentleman

Eddie Boland profile
Eddie Boland

The Obliging Gentleman

Herman Bing profile
Herman Bing

Streetcar Conductor (uncredited)

Sidney Bracey profile
Sidney Bracey

Dance Hall Manager (uncredited)

Gino Corrado profile
Gino Corrado

Manager of Hair Salon (uncredited)

Extra

Release Date

November 4, 1927

Original Language

No Language

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

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Videos

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Sunrise (1927) Original surviving trailer

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