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4 Devils

Play trailer Poster for 4 Devils Released Oct 3, 1928 1h 37m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Four orphans are taken in by an aging clown and trained to be highwire artists.
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4 Devils combines thrilling cinematography and an affecting story to produce an absorbing and well-acted drama.

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Wapo Staff Washington Post A word must be added for the cameraman, whose shots from above of the circus interior are exceptionally fine. Jul 25, 2022 Full Review Age Staff The Age (Australia) So naturally are the sound effects rendered -- applause, expressions of alarm and so on -- that complete illusion results. Dec 3, 2020 Full Review Irene Thirer New York Daily News You will love this new Murnau film. If it doesn't strike you as quite the arty photodrama Sunrise was, it will, nevertheless, thrill you more, and afford you the opportunity of seeing again the really unsurpassable Janet Gaynor. Rated: 4/4 Dec 3, 2020 Full Review Robert E. Sherwood LIFE Mr. Murnau presents this tripe in all seriousness, just as if he didn't appreciate the fact that it is tripe. Oct 4, 2021 Full Review Sunday Times Staff Sunday Times (Australia) It isn't fair to disclose the plot. See it for yourselves. Dec 3, 2020 Full Review Edgar Waite San Francisco Examiner It is to be doubted that anything Murnau might do could be lacking in interest or merit, for he it one of the few directors who seem able to visualize "the picture" in a moving picture. Dec 3, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member This is a highly melodramatic circus film where four orphans have lived their lives with a circus clown after their parents died performing. One of them, the handsome one, gets pulled in by a vamp who pretty much ruins his desire to perform, leaving the family behind. That's the setup. Murnau made it well brought it above the tawdry. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member Where is the damn Film? Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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F.W. Murnau

Director

Janet Gaynor

Marion

Anders Randolf

Cecchi

Barry Norton

Adolf

Charles Morton

Charles

Andre Cheron

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Movie Info

Synopsis Four orphans are taken in by an aging clown and trained to be highwire artists.
Director
F.W. Murnau
Producer
William Fox
Screenwriter
Carl Mayer, Marion Orth
Genre
Drama
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 3, 1928, Limited
Runtime
1h 37m