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-{{Template}}'''Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau''' ([[December 28]], [[1888]] – [[March 11]], [[1931]]) was one of the most influential directors of the [[silent film]] era. +{{Template}}
- +'''Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau''', better known as '''F. W. Murnau''' ([[December 28]], [[1888]] – [[March 11]], [[1931]]), was one of the most influential German film directors of the [[silent film|silent era]]. A figure in the [[expressionism (film)|expressionist]] movement in German cinema during the 1920s, some of Murnau's films from the silent era have been [[Lost film|lost]], but most still survive. 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.
-He was one of a number of directors who were part of the [[expressionism (film)|expressionist]] movement in German cinema during the [[1920s]], and he directed many [[Film|movies]] that were influential. While some of Murnau's films from the silent era have been [[Lost film|lost]], most still survive. They are widely acknowledge among film scholars as masterpieces.+
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-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: == == Filmography: ==
-*''Der Knabe in Blau'' (''The Blue Boy'', released 28th June 1919) +*''[[The Boy in Blue (1919 film)|Der Knabe in Blau]]'' (''The Boy in Blue'', released 28 June 1919)
-*''Santanas'' (released around 30th January 1920 but made in 1919) +*''[[Satan (film)|Santanas]]'' (released around 30 January 1920 but made in 1919)
-*''Der Bucklige und die Tänzerin'' (''The Hunchback and the Dancer'', released 8th July 1920)+*''[[The Hunchback and the Dancer|Der Bucklige und die Tänzerin]]'' (''The Hunchback and the Dancer'', released 8 July 1920)
-*''[[Der Januskopf]]'' (''Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'' / ''The Head of Janus'', released 17th September 1920)+*''[[Der Januskopf]]'' (''Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'' / ''The Head of Janus'', released 17 September 1920)
-*''Abend - Nacht - Morgen'' (''Evening - Night- Morning'', released October 1920)+*''[[Evening - Night - Morning|Abend - Nacht - Morgen]]'' (''Evening - Night - Morning'', released October 1920)
-*''[[Sehnsucht (1920 film)|Sehnsucht]]'' (''Desire: The Tragedy of a Dancer'', released 18th October 1920)+*''[[Sehnsucht (1920 film)|Sehnsucht]]'' (''Desire: The Tragedy of a Dancer'', released 18 October 1920)
-*''Der Gang in die Nacht'' (''Journey Into the Night'', released 13th December 1920)+*''[[Journey Into the Night|Der Gang in die Nacht]]'' (''Journey Into the Night'', released 13 December 1920)
-*''[[The Haunted Castle|Schloß Vogelöd]]'' (''The Haunted Castle'', released April 1921)+*''[[The Haunted Castle (1921 film)|Schloß Vogelöd]]'' (''The Haunted Castle'', released April 1921)
-*''Marizza'' (released 20th January 1922 but filmed in 1921)+*''[[Marizza]]'' (released 20 January 1922 but filmed in 1921)
-*''[[Nosferatu|Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens]]'' (''Nosferatu, a Symphony of Horror'', released 5th March 1922)+*''[[Nosferatu|Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens]]'' (''Nosferatu, a Symphony of Horror'', released 5 March 1922)
-*''Der brennende Acker'' (''The Burning Soil'', released 16th March 1922)+*''[[Der brennende Acker]]'' (''The Burning Soil'', released 16 March 1922)
-*''[[Phantom (1922 film)|Phantom]]'' (released 29th October 1922)+*''[[Phantom (1922 film)|Phantom]]'' (released 29 October 1922)
-*''Die Austreibung'' (''The Expulsion'', released 23rd October 1923)+*''[[The Expulsion|Die Austreibung]]'' (''The Expulsion'', released 23 October 1923)
-*''Die Finanzen des Großherzogs'' (''The Grand Duke's Finances'', released 7th January 1924)+*''[[Die Finanzen des Großherzogs]]'' (''The Grand Duke's Finances'', released 7 January 1924)
-*''[[The Last Laugh|Der letzte Mann]]'' (''The Last Laugh'', released 23rd December 1924)+*''[[The Last Laugh|Der letzte Mann]]'' (''The Last Laugh'', released 23 December 1924)
-*''[[Herr Tartüff]]'' (''Tartuffe'', released 25th January 1926)+*''[[Herr Tartüff]]'' (''Tartuffe'', released 25 January 1926)
-*''[[Faust (1926 film)|Faust]]'' (released 14th October 1926)+*''[[Faust (1926 film)|Faust]]'' (released 14 October 1926)
-*''[[Sunrise (film)|Sunrise]]'' (released 23rd September 1927, won a special Oscar for "Unique Artistic Presentation" at the first [[Academy Awards]])+*''[[Sunrise (film)|Sunrise]]'' (released 23 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]])+*''[[4 Devils]]'' (released 3 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)+*''[[City Girl|City Girl / Our Daily Bread]]'' (released 19 May 1930)
-*''[[Tabu (film)|Tabu]]'' (released 18th March 1931)+*''[[Tabu (film)|Tabu]]'' (released 18 March 1931)
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Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau, better known as F. W. Murnau (December 28, 1888March 11, 1931), was one of the most influential German film directors of the silent era. A figure in the expressionist movement in German cinema during the 1920s, some of Murnau's films from the silent era have been lost, but most still survive. 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.

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