# Sunrise - A Song of Two Humans (1927)

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, American silent romantic drama film directed by F. W. Murnau and adapted by Carl Mayer from Hermann Sudermann's short story "The Excursion to Tilsit". Released by Fox Film in 1927, it employs the Movietone sound system for a synchronzied music and sound effects track. At the 1st Academy Awards in 1929, it won the first and only Oscar for Best Unique and Artistic Picture.

- Kind: Feature
- Year: 1927
- Runtime: 1 h 34 min
- By: F. W. Murnau / Carl Mayer
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sunrise_-_A_Song_of_Two_Humans_(1927).webm)
- Licence or status: Public domain (as the archive states it)
- Credit: F. W. Murnau / Carl Mayer
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/commons/127241106?play=1)