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Director:
F.W. Murnau
Writers:
Herman Bang (story)
John Hunter Booth (dialogue)
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Release Date:
15 September 1930 (Finland) more
Genre:
Drama more
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. more
User Comments:
Another lost treasure from the silent era. more (3 total)

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)
Anders Randolf ... Cecchi
Barry Norton ... Adolf
Charles Morton ... Charles

Janet Gaynor ... Marion
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
André Cheron ... Old roue
George Davis ... Mean clown

Philippe De Lacy ... Adolf as a boy
Nancy Drexel ... Louise
Mary Duncan ... The lady
Wesley Lake ... Old clown
Anita Louise ... Louise as a girl (as Anita Fremault)
J. Farrell MacDonald ... The clown
Claire McDowell ... Woman
Jack Parker ... Charles as a boy
Anne Shirley ... Marion as a girl (as Dawn O'Day)
Michael Visaroff ... Circus director
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Four Devils (USA) (alternative spelling)
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Runtime:
USA:100 min (sound version) | USA:97 min (silent version)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (MovieTone) (talking sequences)
Company:
Fox Film Corporation more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Fox first released the film with only a synchronized musical score, but then withdrew it to reshoot the last two reels with sound. more
Movie Connections:
Edited into Murnau's 4 Devils: Traces of a Lost Film (2003) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Destiny more

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10 out of 10 people found the following comment useful.
Another lost treasure from the silent era., 17 September 2005
Author: Damfino1895 from Pembrokeshire, Wales

This isn't a review as such as it is a lost film and no one can possibly review it as anything, but, that. However, if you have the latest DVD of "Sunrise" there is an excellent documentary as an extra about this lost piece of work by the genius that was Murnau. It is highly detailed with the complete storyline illustrated with still and design drawings and an excellent commentary. The only downside is that it makes you yearn for the opportunity to see this movie and we can just live in the hope that one day it will be discovered in a distant or not so distant archive or in someone's granny's attic. It is ironic how we talk of the early film makers as visionaries, yet, they and the studio heads were not forward thinking enough to preserve these pieces of history for future generations.

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