Movies by Walter Ruttmann

Berlin: Symphony of a Great City

Berlin: Symphony of a Great City

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.

Melody of the World

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.

Opus IV

Opus IV

An abstract animation by Walter Ruttmann.

Metall des Himmels

Metall des Himmels

Nazi propaganda film about the embryo of metal falling from the sky, extracted by the German industry for various purposes.

The Climb

The Climb

Commercial for the GESOLEI health and art exhibition in Düsseldorf.

Stuttgart, die Großstadt zwischen Wald und Reben

Stuttgart, die Großstadt zwischen Wald und Reben

Hans Schilling, who emigrated to Chile shortly before World War 1, comes from Valparaiso to visit his old hometown of Stuttgart after an absence of almost 22 years. His brother Georg Schilling, who stayed in Stuttgart, picks him up at the train station. He proudly shows the homecomer the prospering, Swabian metropolis, followed by impressions of the city's architecture, economy and culture.

Deutsche Panzer

Deutsche Panzer

Documentary about the process of building tanks in Germany during the early days of World War II.