F.W. Murnau

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F.W. Murnau was a German film director. He was greatly influenced by Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Shakespeare and Ibsen plays he had seen at the age of 12, and became a friend of director Max Reinhardt. During World War I he served as a company commander at the eastern front and was in the German air force, surviving several crashes without any severe... See full bio »

Born:

December 28, 1888 in Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Died:

March 11, 1931 (age 42) in Santa Barbara, California, USA

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Known For

Sunrise Director

(1927)

Nosferatu Director

(1922)

Tabu: A Story of the South Seas Director

(1931)

City Girl Director

(1930)

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Director (21 credits)

1931 Tabu: A Story of the South Seas

1930 City Girl

1928 4 Devils

1927 Sunrise

1926 Faust

1925 Tartuffe

1924 The Last Laugh

1924 Finances of the Grand Duke

1923 Die Austreibung (Short)

1922 Phantom

1922 Der brennende Acker

1922 Nosferatu

1922 Marizza, genannt die Schmuggler-Madonna

1921 The Haunted Castle

1921 Desire

1921 Der Gang in die Nacht

1920 Abend - Nacht - Morgen

1920 Der Januskopf

1920 Der Bucklige und die Tänzerin

1920 Satanas

1919 Emerald of Death

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Writer (2 credits)

1931 Tabu: A Story of the South Seas (told by)

1924 Komödie des Herzens (as Murglie)

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Producer (2 credits)

1931 Tabu: A Story of the South Seas (producer - uncredited)

1922 Der brennende Acker (associate producer)

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Actor (1 credit)

1927 Sunrise
Dancer (uncredited)

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Miscellaneous Crew (1 credit)

2008 The Bathroom Mirror (Short) (footage: Nosferatu)

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Thanks (5 credits)

2018 Red Oedipal (Short) (grateful acknowledgment) (filming)

2016 Kitsune (Video short) (special thanks)

2015/II Boy 7 (thanks - as Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau)

2014 Edición Especial Coleccionista (TV Series) (in memory of - 1 episode)

- Nosferatu (1ª Edición) (2014) ... (in memory of - as Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau)

2012 Snow White (the director wishes to thank)

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Self (2 credits)

1928 Die Filmstadt Hollywood (Documentary)
Himself

1925 Der Film im Film (Documentary)
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Archive footage (6 credits)

2014 Von Caligari zu Hitler: Das deutsche Kino im Zeitalter der Massen (Documentary)
Himself

2014 Welcome to the Basement (TV Series)
Himself / Dancer

- Sunrise (2014) ... Himself / Dancer

2008 Murnau, Borzage and Fox (Video documentary)
Himself (uncredited)

2003 Der Weg nach Murnau (TV Short documentary)
Himself

2002 Los 5 Faust de F.W. Murnau (Video documentary)
Himself

1992 Die UFA (Documentary)

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Personal Details

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3 Biographical Movies | 3 Print Biographies | 1 Portrayal | 17 Articles | See more »

Official Sites:

Filmmuseum Berlin presents F.W. Murnau (german, english)

Alternate Names:

Murglie | Dr. F.W. Murnau | Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau

Height:

6' 4" (1.93 m)

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Trivia:

He was buried in Southwest Cemetery in Stahnsdorf (Südwest-Kirchhof Stahnsdorf) near Berlin, Germany. Only 11 people attended the funeral. Among them were Robert J. Flaherty, Emil Jannings, Greta Garbo and Fritz Lang (I), who delivered the eulogy. Garbo also commissioned a death mask of Murnau, which she kept on her desk during her years in Hollywood. See more »