# 1927 " BERLIN: SYMPHONY OF A GREAT CITY " WALTER RUTTMAN CITY SYMPHONY GENRE FILM PART 2 12754

Berlin: Symphony of a Great City (Berlin: Die Sinfonie der Grosstadt) is a short 1927 silent film directed by Walter Ruttmann and gives viewers a look at an average day of Germany’s capital city during the interwar years. The second half of the film (Reel 2) opens with footage of people going in and out of the train station. A man sells flowers on a street (00:37). People walk down a busy street, and horse-drawn wagons haul goods. A man puts a feeder on his horse (01:23); viewers see horses and wagons lined up on a city street. There are shots of various elevators in buildings (02:01), people opening writing desks, readying typewriters, answering phones and operating switchboards. A crane excavator moves earth at a construction site (03:42). Footage shows city streets with pedestrians, cars, and double-decker buses. A man (possibly a political activist) speaks on a street corner, surrounded by more than a dozen men (04:23). Viewers see men making tonics, a magician performing on a street, and two men get into an argument and shoving match (05:23)—a policeman arrives to sort it out and calm the parties down. A woman walks down a street (06:47). A taxi cab pulls up to a sidewalk, and an older man and a bride—presumably his daughter—climb out of the car (07:44). Storefronts advertise goods for sale. A policeman directs traffic. An elderly woman walks up the steps to a church (08:34). A man tends to a horse lying on the ground (08:45). Someone of significance leaves what…

- Kind: Film
- Genres: Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/12754symphonyinacityreel2vwr)
- Licence or status: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (as the archive states it)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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