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Berlin: Symphony of a Great City

Berlin, Die Sinfonie der Großstadt

1927 · 1h 9m · Documentary · Germany

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.

Directed by
Walter Ruttmann
Written by
Walter Ruttmann, Karl Freund
Starring
Paul von Hindenburg
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