Movie: The Language of Shadows: Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau and His Films: The Early Works

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Thomas Lang
Thomas Lang

Narrator (voice)

Eva Diekmann
Eva Diekmann

Herself - F.W. Murnau's niece

Daisy Spies
Daisy Spies

Herself - Walter Spies' sister

David Sandberg
David Sandberg

Himself - Leo Spies' grandson

Helene Luckow
Helene Luckow

Herself - Robert Herlth's daughter

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    Documentary made in two parts by Luciano Berriatúa. This first part focuses on childhood, personal life and the early works in films by German director F.W. Murnau.

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    2008-11-26

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