Berlin, Symphony of a Great City

One of the most influential films in the history of documentary cinema, this symphonic collaboration between screenwriters Carl Mayer and Karl Freund and director Walter Ruttmann takes a silent look at a day in the life of interwar Berlin and was groundbreaking in its use of high-speed montage sequences. An all-new orchestral score was performed for this release, which also includes Ruttmann’s experimental color short "Opus I" (1922). 72 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: music score. Silent with music score.