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Sunrise (1927)

Directed by F. W. Murnau · Cinematography by Karl Struss, Charles Rosher

Passed94 min43 frames

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Sunrise (1927) movie still: establishing — A bustling urban intersection features multistory buildings with prominent signage and various…Sunrise (1927) movie still: wide — A dense crowd of people in 1920s attire stands at an outdoor amusement park. Large fireworks explode in the night…Sunrise (1927) movie still: wide — A bustling city thoroughfare in the early 20th century features classical architecture and pedestrians. A…Sunrise (1927) movie still: medium — A rustic interior with wooden walls and a large, low-hanging pendant light fixture. A man eats at a table while…Sunrise (1927) movie still: medium — A rural setting at night features a dark, wooden post-and-rail fence. A man holds a woman by her trench coat…Sunrise (1927) movie still: wide — A wooden rowboat floats on a dark, still body of water at night. A lone man crouches inside the boat while…Sunrise (1927) movie still: establishing — A small medieval village sits on the bank of a river under a dark sky. The silhouette of thatched-roof…Sunrise (1927) movie still: medium — A dark, dimly lit room contains a man seated in the foreground. A ghostly, transparent apparition of a woman is…Sunrise (1927) movie still: wide — A dark, jagged cave interior features uneven rock surfaces and a small pool. A man kneels on a rock outcropping…Sunrise (1927) movie still: medium — A dark stone passageway features heavy ceiling beams and a small barred window opening. A woman stands…Sunrise (1927) movie still: establishing — A dark, atmospheric village sits by the water under a large glowing full moon. Clouds drift across the…Sunrise (1927) movie still: establishing — A dark, rural village sits under a bright moon in a cloudy night sky. Silhouette shapes of houses and a…Sunrise (1927) movie still: wide — A dark, rocky environment is illuminated by high-contrast night light. A man crawls across a large horizontal…Sunrise (1927) movie still: medium — A dark, misty field at night is lit by a full, bright moon. A man in a dark suit stands with his back to the…Sunrise (1927) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room contains a bed with a woman lying across it. She is smoking a cigarette while looking down at…Sunrise (1927) movie still: medium — A dark marsh landscape contains two figures moving through tall reeds at night. A bright full moon glows in the…
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What is Sunrise about?

A married farmer falls under the spell of a slatternly woman from the city, who tries to convince him to drown his wife.

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans is a 1927 American synchronized sound romantic drama directed by German director F. W. Murnau and starring George O'Brien, Janet Gaynor, and Margaret Livingston. The film's plot follows a married farmer (O'Brien) who falls for a woman vacationing from the city (Livingston), who tries to convince him to murder his wife (Gaynor) in order to be with her. While the film has no audible dialogue, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the Movietone sound-on-film process. The story was adapted by Carl Mayer from the short story "The Excursion to Tilsit", from the 1917 collection with the same title by Hermann Sudermann.

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What does the cinematography of Sunrise look like?

Sampled across 43 frames, the coverage of Sunrise leans on medium shots (40% of the sample) and wide compositions (30%). Cinematographer Karl Struss keeps 53% of it in low-key light. Night and dusk account for 58% of the frames. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 63% of the frames. The production design places the film in the 1920s.

What is the color palette of Sunrise?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Sunrise (1927) are #060606, #8e8e8e, #2e2e2e, #4b4b4b, #cbcbcb, #696969 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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