The Language of Shadows: Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau and His Films: The Early Works

The Language of Shadows: Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau and His Films: The Early Works

7.70h 30m2008Released
Documentary

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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Cast

T

Thomas Lang

Narrator (voice)

E

Eva Diekmann

Herself - F.W. Murnau's niece

D

Daisy Spies

Herself - Walter Spies' sister

D

David Sandberg

Himself - Leo Spies' grandson

H

Helene Luckow

Herself - Robert Herlth's daughter

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