Berlin: Symphony of a Metropolis

Name: Berlin: Symphony of a Metropolis
Director: Walter Ruttmann
Released: 1927
Duration: 65 min

1927
1 hr 5 min (approx.)
35mm, black and white, silent

A still from Berlin: Symphony of a Metropolis.

A train races into Berlin at dawn and the city's day unfolds in five acts, from empty streets and factory shifts to lunch, traffic and nightlife. Carl Mayer and Karl Freund worked on the idea with Ruttmann, and Edmund Meisel wrote an orchestral score for its release.

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Public domain in the US; copy posted by Storia del Cinema

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