Melody of the World

An impression of the state of the world in 1929, contrasting similarities and differences in religion, customs, art and entertainment from all over the world. The film is constructed like a symphony.

• Walter RuttmannDirector
• Wolfgang RuttmannWriter

• Ivan Koval-SamborskiyDer Matrose
• Renée StobrawaDie Frau
• Grace ChiangDie Japanerin
• O. IdrisTempeltänzer
• Heinrich MutzenbecherLeiter der Filmexpedition, himself
• Ivor Montaguhimself
• George Bernard Shawhimself