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Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau (December 28, 1888March 11, 1931) was one of the most influential directors of the silent film era. Murnau's most famous film is Nosferatu, a 1922 adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula that caused Stoker's estate to sue for copyright infringement.

Filmography:

  • Der Knabe in Blau (The Blue Boy, released 28th June 1919)
  • Santanas (released around 30th January 1920 but made in 1919)
  • Der Bucklige und die Tänzerin (The Hunchback and the Dancer, released 8th July 1920)
  • Der Januskopf (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde / The Head of Janus, released 17th September 1920)
  • Abend - Nacht - Morgen (Evening - Night- Morning, released October 1920)
  • Sehnsucht (Desire: The Tragedy of a Dancer, released 18th October 1920)
  • Der Gang in die Nacht (Journey Into the Night, released 13th December 1920)
  • Schloß Vogelöd (The Haunted Castle, released April 1921)
  • Marizza (released 20th January 1922 but filmed in 1921)
  • Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (Nosferatu, a Symphony of Horror, released 5th March 1922)
  • Der brennende Acker (The Burning Soil, released 16th March 1922)
  • Phantom (released 29th October 1922)
  • Die Austreibung (The Expulsion, released 23rd October 1923)
  • Die Finanzen des Großherzogs (The Grand Duke's Finances, released 7th January 1924)
  • Der letzte Mann (The Last Laugh, released 23rd December 1924)
  • Herr Tartüff (Tartuffe, released 25th January 1926)
  • Faust (released 14th October 1926)
  • Sunrise (released 23rd September 1927, won a special Oscar for "Unique Artistic Presentation" at the first Academy Awards)
  • 4 Devils (released 3rd October 1928, is generally regarded as one of his best works and is a highly sought-after lost film)
  • City Girl / Our Daily Bread (released 19th May 1930)
  • Tabu (released March 18 1931)




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