Friedrich Wilhelm `` F. W. '' Murnau ( born Friedrich Wilhelm Plumpe ; December 28 , 1888 - March 11 , 1931 ) was one of the most influential German film directors of the silent era , and a prominent figure in the expressionist movement in German cinema during the 1920s .
Friedrich Wilhelm `` F. W. '' Murnau ( 29 December 28 1888 - 11 March 1931 ) was a German movie director .