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Walter Ruttmann
German film director and cinematographer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Walter Ruttmann (28 December 1887 – 15 July 1941)[1] was a German cinematographer and film director, an important German abstract experimental film maker, along with Hans Richter, Viking Eggeling and Oskar Fischinger. He is best known for directing the semi-documentary 'city symphony' silent film, with orchestral score by Edmund Meisel, in 1927, Berlin: Symphony of a Metropolis. His audio montage Wochenende (Weekend) (1930) is considered a major contribution in the development of audio plays.
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![]() Walter Ruttman at recording Berlin-Movie, 1928 | |
Born | (1887-12-28)28 December 1887 Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Died | 15 July 1941(1941-07-15) (aged 53) Berlin, Germany |
Occupation | Film director |
Years active | 1921–1941 |
Notable work | Berlin: Die Sinfonie der Großstadt |
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