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Berlin: Symphony of a Great City (1927)

Berlin: Symphony of a Great City (1927)

Documentary
Release Date: 1927, September 23
Directors: Walter Ruttmann
Countries: Germany
Production: Deutsche Vereinsfilm AG, Fox Europa Produktion
Cast: Paul von Hindenburg

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

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