F.W. Murnau

The Profile

Friedrich Wilhelm (F. W.) Murnau (1888–1931) was a German film director and a leading figure of German Expressionist cinema, best known for Nosferatu (1922) and other silent-era masterpieces.

Directed Nosferatu (1922); central figure in German Expressionism; active chiefly in the silent era; died in 1931.

DeBaser hosts two reviews that celebrate Murnau's Nosferatu (1922) as a landmark of German Expressionism. Reviewers highlight Max Schreck's iconic vampiric portrayal and Murnau's striking visual techniques. Both pieces treat the film as a haunting, historically important work of silent cinema.