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Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

1927 film directed by F. W. Murnau
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Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
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Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

Summary

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans is a silent film[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of silent_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,178 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans received the A Song of Two Humans — award received (P166): Academy Award for Best Actress[3].
  • Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans received the A Song of Two Humans — award received (P166): Academy Award for Best Cinematography[4].
  • Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans's instance of is recorded as A Song of Two Humans — instance of (P31): silent film[5].
  • Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans was directed by A Song of Two Humans — director (P57): F. W. Murnau[6].
  • A Song of Two Humans — screenwriter (P58): Carl Mayer wrote the screenplay for Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans[7].
  • A Song of Two Humans — screenwriter (P58): Hermann Sudermann wrote the screenplay for Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans[8].
  • Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans's composer is recorded as A Song of Two Humans — composer (P86): Hugo Riesenfeld[9].
  • Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans's genre is A Song of Two Humans — genre (P136): drama film[10].
  • Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans's genre is A Song of Two Humans — genre (P136): silent film[11].
  • Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans's genre is A Song of Two Humans — genre (P136): romance film[12].
  • Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans's based on is recorded as A Song of Two Humans — based on (P144): The Excursion to Tilsit[13].
  • A cast member of Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans was A Song of Two Humans — cast member (P161): Janet Gaynor[14].
  • A cast member of Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans was A Song of Two Humans — cast member (P161): Margaret Livingston[15].
  • A cast member of Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans was A Song of Two Humans — cast member (P161): George O'Brien[16].
  • A cast member of Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans was A Song of Two Humans — cast member (P161): Jane Winton[17].
  • A cast member of Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans was A Song of Two Humans — cast member (P161): Arthur Housman[18].
  • A cast member of Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans was A Song of Two Humans — cast member (P161): J. Farrell MacDonald[19].
  • A cast member of Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans was A Song of Two Humans — cast member (P161): Robert Parrish[20].
  • A cast member of Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans was A Song of Two Humans — cast member (P161): Gino Corrado[21].
  • A cast member of Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans was A Song of Two Humans — cast member (P161): Barry Norton[22].
  • A cast member of Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans was A Song of Two Humans — cast member (P161): Clarence Wilson[23].
  • A cast member of Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans was A Song of Two Humans — cast member (P161): Eddie Boland[24].
  • A cast member of Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans was A Song of Two Humans — cast member (P161): Sally Eilers[25].
  • A cast member of Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans was A Song of Two Humans — cast member (P161): Herman Bing[26].
  • A cast member of Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans was A Song of Two Humans — cast member (P161): Gibson Gowland[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans was produced by A Song of Two Humans — producer (P162): William Fox[28]. It was directed by A Song of Two Humans — director (P57): F. W. Murnau[6]. Screenwriters include A Song of Two Humans — screenwriter (P58): Carl Mayer[7] and A Song of Two Humans — screenwriter (P58): Hermann Sudermann[8]. Cast members include A Song of Two Humans — cast member (P161): Janet Gaynor[14], A Song of Two Humans — cast member (P161): Margaret Livingston[15], A Song of Two Humans — cast member (P161): George O'Brien[16], A Song of Two Humans — cast member (P161): Jane Winton[17], A Song of Two Humans — cast member (P161): Arthur Housman[18], and A Song of Two Humans — cast member (P161): J. Farrell MacDonald[19].

Publication

Publication dates include September 23, 1927[29], 1927[30], and November 4, 1927[31]. The original language of Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans was A Song of Two Humans — original language of film or TV show (P364): English[32]. Its language of work or name is recorded as A Song of Two Humans — language of work or name (P407): English[33]. Genres include A Song of Two Humans — genre (P136): drama film[10], A Song of Two Humans — genre (P136): silent film[11], and A Song of Two Humans — genre (P136): romance film[12]. It is part of A Song of Two Humans — part of (P361): National Film Registry[34]. It was distributed by A Song of Two Humans — distribution format (P437): video on demand[35].

Reception

Awards received include A Song of Two Humans — award received (P166): Academy Award for Best Actress[3], an award for best leading actress[36], in United States[37], founded in 1929[38] and A Song of Two Humans — award received (P166): Academy Award for Best Cinematography[4], an Academy Awards[39], in United States[40], founded in 1929[41]. Reviews include 9/10[42], 98%[43], 95/100[44], and 8.1/10[45].

Why It Matters

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans ranks in the top 1% of silent_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,178 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

FAQs

What awards did Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans receive?

Honors received include A Song of Two Humans — award received (P166): Academy Award for Best Actress[3] and A Song of Two Humans — award received (P166): Academy Award for Best Cinematography[4].

Related Entities

F. W. Murnau Hermann Sudermann Interview with the Vampire Janet Gaynor Mexico Netflix United States William Fox

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . filmportal.de. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [4] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [34] ↑ . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [42] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [45] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  35. [29] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [31] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14587 → 303
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  2. 13d ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14551 → ['sunrise-a-song-of-two-humans-2', 'sunrise-a-song-of-two-humans']
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  3. 13d ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14551 → ['sunrise-a-song-of-two-humans-2', 'sunrise-a-song-of-two-humans']
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  4. 16d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14449 → 8125
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  5. 25d ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Film editor → Harold D. Schuster
    Director → F. W. Murnau
    Nominated for → Academy Award for Best Actress, Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Academy Award for Best Production Design
    Cnc film rating (france) → no age restriction
    + 34 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P5072]]: [[Q140228867]]"
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