Sunrise

Sunrise

1927 | 1h 38m | Romance, Drama | TV-PG

Brief Synopsis

A farmer seduced by a city woman plots to drown his wife. Guilt makes him confess the plan, and his wife forgives him before a deadly storm strikes.

Cast and Crew

DIRECTOR

F.W. Murnau

CAST

George O'Brien

Janet Gaynor

Bodil Rosing

Margaret Livingston

J. Farrell MacDonald

PRODUCERS

Information not available.

WRITERS

Carl Mayer

Hermann Sudermann

Host Intros

07:01
100 Years Of The American Society Of Cinematographers: Sunrise
Intro Aired: Nov 2019
Introduction and comments following Sunrise, 1927, from Ben Mankiewicz and cinematographer Robert Yeoman.
01:59
Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- Sunrise (1927)
Intro Aired: Feb 2019
Ben Mankiewicz introduces Sunrise, 1927.
01:44
Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- Sunrise (1927)
Intro Aired: Dec 2017
Ben Mankiewicz introduces Sunrise, 1927.

Related Videos

Sunrise (1927) -- (Movie Clip) Make The Piggy Roll
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Janet Gaynor (as "The Wife") and George O'Brien (as "The Man") at a carnival in one of many extraordinary scenes from F.W. Murnau's landmark silent film Sunrise, 1927.
Sunrise (1927) -- (Movie Clip) Wilt Thou Love Her?
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Overcome with emotion at a wedding they've attended by chance, George O'Brien ("The Man") and Janet Gaynor ("The Wife") reconcile in a memorable sequence from F.W. Murnau's Sunrise, 1927.
Sunrise (1927) -- (Movie Clip) Midsummer Peasant Dance
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Country couple George O'Brien ("The Man") and Janet Gaynor ("The Wife") excel in a dance at a big city carnival in F.W. Murnau's acclaimed silent film Sunrise, 1927.
Sunrise (1927) -- (Movie Clip) Manicure?
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Janet Gaynor (as "The Wife") is well-pleased as George O'Brien (as "The Man") declines a manicure and defends her honor in a big-city salon in F.W. Murnau's silent Sunrise, 1927.

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