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Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau (born Friedrich Wilhelm Plumpe; December 28, 1888 – March 11, 1931) was a German film director, producer and screenwriter. He is regarded as one of cinema's most influential filmmakers for his work in the silent era.
F.W. Murnau was a German film director who revolutionized the art of cinematic expression by using the camera subjectively to interpret the emotional state of a character. Murnau studied philosophy, art history, and literature at the Universities of Heidelberg and Berlin.
F.W. Murnau. Director: Sunrise. 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.
Sep 9, 2014 · Murnau garnered an impressive international reputation as a filmmaker for his prominent role within the German Expressionist movement which took grip over German artists after World War I.
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.
Truly a master of light and shadows, F. W. Murnau (1888-1931) created a total of 21 films in his short life, and of these, 12 survive to this day. The Harvard Film Archive, in collaboration with the Goethe-Institut Boston and the Museum of Fine Arts, ...
Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau, auch F. W. Murnau, (* 28. Dezember 1888 als Friedrich Wilhelm Plumpe in Bielefeld; † 11. März 1931 in Santa Barbara, Kalifornien) gilt als einer der bedeutendsten deutschen Filmregisseure der Stummfilmära.