Sunrise (film)

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Sunrise (1927)
by F. W. Murnau

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Alternatively called Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

Key (info)
	Dialogue
	In scene
	Storyline

Cast and Crew
Cast
Role	Actor
	Janet Gaynor
	Margaret Livingston
	George O'Brien
	Jane Winton
	Arthur Housman
	J. Farrell MacDonald
	Robert Parrish
	Gino Corrado
	Barry Norton
	Clarence Wilson
	Eddie Boland
	Sally Eilers
	Herman Bing
	Gibson Gowland
Crew
Production company	20th Century Studios
Distributor	Fox Film Corporation, Netflix
Director	F. W. Murnau (d. 1931)
Producer	William Fox (d. 1952)
Screenwriter	Carl Mayer (d. 1944), Hermann Sudermann (d. 1928)
Cinematographer	Charles Rosher (d. 1974), Karl Struss (d. 1981)
Editor	Harold D. Schuster
Composer	Hugo Riesenfeld (d. 1939)
Production designer	Rochus Gliese
Based on available information, the latest crew member that is relevant to international copyright laws died in 1981, meaning that this film may be in the public domain in countries and jurisdictions with 42 years p.m.a. or less, as well as in the United States.

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4127324Sunrise1927F. W. Murnau

WILLIAM FOX
PRESENTS

Sunrise

A Song
of Two Humans

SCENARIO
by
CARL MAYER

from an original theme
by
Hermann Sudermann

DIRECTED
by
F. W. Murnau

PHOTOGRAPHY

CHARLES ROSHER
KARL STRUSS

TITLES BY

KATHERINE HILLIKER
AND H. H. CALDWELL

Copyright
Fox Film Corporation
MCMXXVII

Passed by the
National Board
of Review

CAST

THE MAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		GEORGE O'BRIEN
THE WIFE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		JANET GAYNOR
THE WOMAN FROM THE CITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		MARGARET LIVINGSTON
THE MAID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		BODIL ROSING
THE PHOTOGRAPHER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		J. FARRELL M^cDONALD
THE BARBER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		RALPH SIPPERLY
THE MANICURE GIRL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		JANE WINTON
THE OBSTRUSIVE GENTLEMAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		ARTHUR HOUSMAN
THE OBLIGING GENTLEMAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		EDDIE BOLAND

This song of the Man and his Wife is of no place and every place; you might hear it anywhere at any time.

For wherever the sun rises and sets...in the city's turmoil or under the open sky on the farm, life is much the same; sometimes bitter, sometimes sweet.

Summertime...vacation time

Among the vacationists was a Woman of the City. Several weeks had passed since her coming and still she lingered.

"They used to be like children, carefree...always happy and laughing..."

"Now he ruins himself for that woman from the city—Money-lenders strip the farm—"

"Now he ruins himself for that woman from the city—Money-lenders strip the farm—and his wife sits alone."

"Tell me! You are all mine?"

"Sell your farm...come with me to the City."

"..and my wife?"

"Couldn't she get drowned?"

"..then overturn the boat...it will look like an accident."

"Leave all this behind....come to the City!"

"Come to the City!"

"..after the boat has capsized, save yourself with these bulrushes."

"The rushes will hold you up. Scatter them before you reach the shore and tell everyone she drowned by accident."

"We're going for a trip across the water. I may not be back for quite a while."

"Don't be afraid of me!"

"God is giving you, in the holy bonds of matrimony, a trust. She is young...and inexperienced. Guide her and love her..."

"...keep and protect her from all harm."

"Wilt thou LOVE her?"

"Forgive me!"

Drivers
Get out of the way! Get out of there! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!

"Manicure?"

"You'd look grand with a high polish!"

"Come again!"

"Thank you! And you must come and see us some time."

"Congratulations! She is the sweetest bride I've seen this year."

GOOD LOCATION
For Lumber Yard.
Will Buy or Lease
TFW 27138

FARMERS!
If you want to sell your home
and move to the city---
We Pay Cash!
United Real Estate Company
Natl. Bank Bldg.

WISH TO BUY
House 12 or more rooms.
from owner.
TFY 261

"Hit the hole...make the little piggy roll!"

Crowd
Yay! Yay! Yay! Alright! Yay!

Midsummer
(Peasant Dance)

"We'll sail home by moonlight..another honeymoon."

"...I couldn't give up hope. I know the tides...I went around the Point..."

FINIS

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1929.

The longest-living author of this work died in 1981, so this work is in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 42 years or less. This work may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.

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