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20th Century Fox
Directed by: F.W. Murnau
The culmination of one of the greatest careers in film history, F. W. Murnau's Sunrise blends a story of fable-like simplicity with unparalleled visual imagination and technical ingenuity. Invited to Hollywood by William Fox and given total artistic freedom on any project he wished, Murnau s tale of the idyllic marriage of a peasant couple (George O Brien and Janet Gaynor) threatened by a vamp-like seductress from the city (Margaret Livingston) created a milestone of film expressionism.
Made in the twilight of the silent era, Sunrise became both a swan song for a vanishing medium and one of the few films to instantly achieve legendary status. Winner of three Oscars® for Best Actress (Gaynor), Cinematography, and a never-repeated award for Unique and Artistic Picture , its influence and stature has only grown with each passing year.
Made in the twilight of the silent era, Sunrise became both a swan song for a vanishing medium and one of the few films to instantly achieve legendary status. Winner of three Oscars® for Best Actress (Gaynor), Cinematography, and a never-repeated award for Unique and Artistic Picture , its influence and stature has only grown with each passing year.
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Format:
DVD
Disc:
DVD-9 (1 Disc)
Total: 1 Disc
Regions:
2 (DVD)
Aspect Ratio:
1.19:1
Audio Options:
Musical Score Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Musical Score Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0
Resolution:
480i/59.94
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Audio Commentary, Outtakes, Documentary, Theatrical Trailer, Booklet, DVD-ROM
- Full-length audio commentary by ASC cinematographer John Bailey
- Outtakes with either John Bailey commentary or intertitles
- Murnau's 4 Devils: Traces of a Lost Film — Janet Bergstrom's 40-minute documentary about the lost film Murnau made for Fox after Sunrise
- Original theatrical trailer
- Original 'photoplay' script by Carl Mayer with Murnau's handwritten annotations (PDF)
- 40-page illustrated booklet with essays by Robin Wood, Lotte H. Eisner, R. Dixon Smith, Lucy Fischer and David Pierce
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