Berlin: Symphony of a Great City

Berlin: Symphony of a Great City (1927)

Directed by Walter Ruttmann

1h 9m

Documentary

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.

Cast

Paul von Hindenburg

Paul von Hindenburg

Self

Crew

Carl Mayer

Carl Mayer

Author

Karl Freund

Karl Freund

Author

Robert Baberske

Robert Baberske

Director of Photography

Karl Freund

Karl Freund

Director of Photography

Reimar Kuntze

Reimar Kuntze

Director of Photography

Walter Ruttmann

Walter Ruttmann

Editor

Edmund Meisel

Edmund Meisel

Original Music Composer

Karl Freund

Karl Freund

Producer

Laszlo Schäffer

Laszlo Schäffer

Director of Photography

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