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  1. Mar 11, 2021 · As aforementioned, Murnau’s best known masterpiece is the 1922 picture Nosferatu, the famous adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula. He eventually emigrated to Hollywood in 1926 and joined Fox Studio, where he continued to make brilliant films like Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans. Murnau passed away at the untimely age of 42 after suffering from ...

    • 'Sunrise' (1927) IMDb: 8.1/10. Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans revolves around a Man (George O'Brien), who falls under the spell of a seductive Woman from the City (Margaret Livingston).
    • 'Faust' (1926) IMDb: 8.1/10. "Do you want the Emperor's crown?" Here, Murnau presents his take on the classic German legend, owing much to Goethe's famous play.
    • 'The Last Laugh' (1924) IMDb: 8.0/10. Emil Jannings stars here as a proud and dedicated hotel doorman who takes immense pride in his uniform and the respect it commands.
    • 'Nosferatu' (1922) IMDb: 7.9/10. Hands down Murnau's most famous film, the silent horror Nosferatu has rightfully earned its place in cinema history. It's essentially an unathorized retelling of Dracula, with the fantastic Max Schreck playing the role of the bloodsucking Count Orlok.
  2. 2. The Last Laugh (1924) The Last Laugh is a silent film that tells a poignant story of a proud hotel doorman who loses his job and with it, his sense of self-worth. The film is a masterpiece of German expressionism, directed by the legendary F.W. Murnau, and features an outstanding performance by Emil Jannings.

  3. 10/10 One of the best films of all time. 2. The Last Laugh. 1924 1h 30m Not Rated. 8.0 (15K) Rate. An aging doorman is forced to face the scorn of his friends, neighbors and society after being fired from his prestigious job at a luxurious hotel. Director F.W. Murnau Stars Emil Jannings Maly Delschaft Max Hiller.

  4. Dec 21, 2016 · The best place to start – The Last Laugh. The Last Laugh (1924) may not seem the obvious place to start with Murnau’s tragically brief career. It doesn’t have the recognisable genre cache of Nosferatu, or the widespread adulation of Sunrise, but there are a number of reasons why it feels like the ideal place to dive in.

  5. Murnau's last German film was the big budget Faust (1926) with Gösta Ekman as the title character, Emil Jannings as Mephisto and Camilla Horn as Gretchen. Murnau's film draws on older traditions of the legendary tale of Faust as well as on Goethe's classic version. The film is well known for a sequence in which the giant, winged figure of ...

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  7. May 8, 2005 · F.W. Murnau (1888-1931) made two of the greatest films of the supernatural, “Nosferatu” (1922) and “Faust” (1926), both voted among the best horror films of all time on the Internet Movie Database: “Faust” surprisingly in fourth place, just ahead of “The Shining,” “Jaws” and “Alien.”

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