The Language of Shadows: Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau and His Films: The Early Works (2008)
Overview
Documentary made in two parts by Luciano Berriatúa. This first part focuses on childhood, personal life and the early works in films by German director F.W. Murnau.
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Directed By
Luciano Berriatúa
TOP CAST
Thomas Lang
Narrator (voice)
Eva Diekmann
Herself - F.W. Murnau's niece
Daisy Spies
Herself - Walter Spies' sister
David Sandberg
Himself - Leo Spies' grandson
Helene Luckow
Herself - Robert Herlth's daughter
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