A husband finds his salvation in the sanctuary of marriage in his sole American hit, whose seminal tracking shot on a tram, as a man and wife enter a city, remains a subject of study for student filmmakers.
His last film was a near-documentary shot in the South Seas without professional actors. A husband finds his salvation in the sanctuary of marriage in his sole American hit, whose seminal tracking shot on a tram, as a man and wife enter a city, remains a subject of study for student filmmakers. His first hits included The Blue Boy and The Head of Janus, but flops like The City Girl resulted in his 5-picture Fox contract's termination in 1929. Primarily known for his collaborations with Emil Jannings in films like The Expulsion and The Last Laugh, FTP, the recent flick "Shadow of the Vampire" was a tribute to what cinematic pioneer, the director of Tabu, Sunirise and Nosferatu.
His last film was a near-documentary shot in the South Seas without professional actors.
F. W.  Murnau or Friedrich Wilhelm Plumpe