1h 34min. // A happily married farmer with a child starts an affair with a vacationing woman from the city. She wants him to return to the city with her but when he mentions his wife, she tries to convince him to murder her.

 

Directed by: F.W. Murnau

Writing Credits: Carl Mayer (scenario), Hermann Sudermann (original theme)

Starring: George O’Brien (as The Man), Janet Gaynor (as The Wife) and Margaret Livingston (as The Woman From the City)

 

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Awards:

WON. Academy Awards, USA 1929. Best Picture, Unique and Artistic Production.

WON. Academy Awards, USA 1929. Best Actress in a Leading Role. Janet Gaynor.

WON. Academy Awards, USA 1929. Best Cinematography. Charles Rosher and Karl Struss.

WON. Kinema Junpo Awards 1929. Best Foreign Language Film. F.W. Murnau.

WON. National Film Preservation Board, USA 1989. National Film Registry.

WON. Online Film & Television Association 2001. Motion Picture.

NOMINATED. Academy Awards, USA 1929. Best Art Direction. Rochus Gliese.

NOMINATED. Village Voice Film Poll 1999. Best Film of the Century. 6th place.

 

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