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A Balasaur Score of 80 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%. Critics rate it 27 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 80% of the 354 1930s drama movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 14m. Streaming on Max and Tubi.
Synopsis
A semi-documentary experimental 1930 German silent film created by amateurs with a small budget. With authentic scenes of the metropolis city of Berlin, it's the first film from the later famous screenwriters/directors Billy Wilder and Fred Zinnemann.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 27 points higher than audiences do.
116 audience votes
Key crew
- Robert SiodmakDirector
- Billy WilderScreenplay
- Otto StenzeelOriginal Music Composer
- Edgar G. UlmerDirector
Cast
- Erwin SplettstößerErwin, the taxi driver
- Brigitte BorchertBrigitte Borchert, the record shop sales assistant
- Wolfgang von WaltershausenWolfgang, the wine shop sales assistant
- Christl EhlersChristl, the film extra
- Annie SchreyerAnnie, the model
- Kurt GerronKurt
- Valeska GertValeska
- Heinrich GretlerHeinrich
- Ernö VerebesErnö
- Moriz SeelerPhoto Subject at Beach
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Themes
friendshipberlin, germanybeachcountrysidelove triangleflirtlifestylepaddleboatsundaybathpicnicforest