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Berlin: Symphony of a Great City

Berlin, Die Sinfonie der Großstadt

Topics:#berlin, germany #city portrait #black and white #train #avant-garde #silent film #city symphony #poetic documentary

Synopsis

A day in the city of Berlin, which experienced an industrial boom in the 1920s, and still provides an insight into the living and working conditions at that time. Germany had just recovered a little from the worst consequences of the First World War, the great economic crisis was still a few years away and Hitler was not yet an issue at the time.

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Walter Ruttman Berlin, Symphony of a Great City (1927)

Type: Clip • Published 2019-05-14

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Release History & Theatrical Window

World Premiere

Melbourne International Film Festival

Festival / Special Debut

Theatrical Premiere

September 23, 1927

Wide Cinema Exhibition

4K UHD / Blu-ray Debut

July 5, 2011

Physical Home Media

Key Information & Fast Facts

Director: Walter Ruttmann
Screenplay & Story: Carl Mayer, Walter Ruttmann, Karl Freund
Original Score: Edmund Meisel
Original Title: Berlin, Die Sinfonie der Großstadt
Country of Origin: Germany
Spoken Languages: No Language
Runtime: 1h 9m
Production Studios: Deutsche Vereinsfilm AG, Fox Europa Produktion

Creative Leadership & Key Crew

Director

Walter Ruttmann

Screenplay & Story

Carl Mayer, Walter Ruttmann, Karl Freund

Original Score & Music

Edmund Meisel

Director of Photography

Robert Baberske, Karl Freund, Reimar Kuntze, Laszlo Schäffer

Film Editing

Walter Ruttmann

Producers

Karl Freund

Department Leadership Roster

Robert Baberske

Director of Photography

Karl Freund

Director of Photography

Reimar Kuntze

Director of Photography

Walter Ruttmann

Editor

Edmund Meisel

Original Music Composer

Karl Freund

Producer

Laszlo Schäffer

Director of Photography

Walter Ruttmann

Director

Walter Ruttmann

Writer

Karl Freund

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