Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Director: F.W. Murnau. Cast: George O'Brien, Janet Gaynor, Margaret Livingston, Bodil Rosing, J. Farrell MacDonald, Jane Winton. Screenplay: Carl Mayer (based on the novella Die Reise nach Tilsit by Hermann Sudermann).

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: A

Academy Award Nominations and Winners:
★Unique and Artistic Quality of Production
★Best Actress: Janet Gaynor (also cited for 7th Heaven and Street Angel)
★Best Cinematography: Charles Rosher and Karl Struss
Best Art Direction: Rochus Gliese
("Unique and Artistic Production" was a competitive category that only existed in the first year of the Academy Awards)
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