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title: 'Berlin: Symphony of a Metropolis (1927)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Walter Ruttmann'
released: '1927-09-23'
runtime_minutes: 65
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/berlin-symphony-of-a-metropolis-1927'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0017668/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Berlin: Symphony of a Metropolis (1927)

1927 · 65 min · Documentary · Germany

Original title: Berlin – Die Sinfonie der Großstadt

## Synopsis

Berlin: Symphony of a Metropolis or Berlin: Symphony of a Great City is a 1927 German silent film directed by Walter Ruttmann, co-written by Carl Mayer and Karl Freund. Much of the motion in the film, and many of the scene transitions, are built around the motion of trains and streetcars.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Walter Ruttmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-ruttmann)
- **Screenplay:** [Walter Ruttmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-ruttmann), [Karl Freund](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-freund), [Carl Mayer](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-mayer)
- **Editor:** [Walter Ruttmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-ruttmann)
- **Producer:** [Karl Freund](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-freund)
- **Director of Photography:** [Karl Freund](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-freund), [Reimar Kuntze](https://cinepixo.com/people/reimar-kuntze), [Robert Baberske](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-baberske), [László Schäffer](https://cinepixo.com/people/laszlo-schaffer)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Edmund Meisel](https://cinepixo.com/people/edmund-meisel)

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