Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans was adapted for the screen by screenplay writer Carl Mayer based on the short story Die Reise nach Tilsit by German novelist Hermann Sudermann [1857-1928].
The Jazz Singer (1927) (1927) is usually credited with being the first talking movie, utilizing sound-on-disc methods (aka Vitaphone) that employed a phonograph to play to the film, a method that sometimes resulted in desynchronization when the record got out of sync with the movie. Sunrise is credited with being the first movie to be released using Movietone for sound. Movietone is a sound-on-film method that records the sound as an optical strip on the same strip of film used to record the pictures, therefore it guarantees synchronization between sound and picture.
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- How long is Sunrise?1 hour and 34 minutes
- When was Sunrise released?November 4, 1927
- What is the IMDb rating of Sunrise?8.1 out of 10
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- Who are the characters in Sunrise?The Man, The Wife, The Woman From the City, The Maid, The Photographer, The Barber, The Manicure Girl, The Obtrusive Gentleman, The Obliging Gentleman, Woman in Dance Hall, and others
- What is the plot of Sunrise?A married farmer falls under the spell of a sophisticated woman from the city, who tries to convince him to drown his wife.
- What was the budget for Sunrise?$200,000
- How much did Sunrise earn at the worldwide box office?$122,000
- What is Sunrise rated?Passed
- What genre is Sunrise?Drama and Romance
- How many awards has Sunrise won?9 awards
- How many awards has Sunrise been nominated for?11 nominations
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