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Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

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.

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