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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. 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.
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Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau (December 28, 1888March 11, 1931) was one of the most influential directors of the silent film era.

He was one of a number of directors who were part of the expressionist movement in German cinema during the 1920s, and he directed many movies that were influential. While some of Murnau's films from the silent era have been lost, most still survive. They are widely acknowledge among film scholars as masterpieces.

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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