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4 Devils

Name: 4 Devils
Director: F. W. Murnau
Released: 1928-01-01

1928 film by F. W. Murnau

FilmfilmQ1797606

Also known as Four Devils

Released: 1928
Director: F. W. Murnau
Screenwriter: Carl Mayer
, Berthold Viertel
Producer: William Fox
Cast: Janet Gaynor
, Charles Morton
, Barry Norton
, J. Farrell MacDonald
+6 more
Runtime: 100 min
Genre: drama film
, silent film
Country of origin: United States

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4 Devils is a lost 1928 American synchronized sound drama film directed by German director F. W. Murnau and starring Janet Gaynor. While the 1928 version of the film had no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the sound-on-film movietone process. The synchronized version had only a limited release. The film was withdrawn to add talking sequences and the final part-talkie version was released to theatres in June 1929. Both versions appear to be lost.

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Director of photography: Ernest Palmer
Film editor: Harold D. Schuster
Title: 4 Devils
Nominations: Academy Award for Best Cinematography nominee: Ernest Palmer · statement is subject of: 2nd Academy Awards
Aspect ratio (W:H): 4:3
Color: black-and-white
State of transmission: lost
Copyright status: public domain

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