Melody of the World

Melody of the World

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Walter Ruttmann
Produced by Guido Bagier
Heinrich Mutzenbecher
Written by Walter Ruttmann
Music by Wolfgang Zeller
Cinematography Reimar Kuntze
Wilhelm Lehne
Rudolph Rathmann
Paul Holzki
Edited by Walter Ruttmann
Erna Hölzel
Release dates
  • 27 July 1929 (1929-07-27) (Deutsches Kammermusikfest)
  • 10 May 1930 (1930-05-10)
Running time
48 minutes
Country Germany
Language German

Melody of the World (German: Melodie der Welt) is a 1929 German film directed by Walter Ruttmann. It is also known as World Melody. The film is structured like a symphony and consists of documentary footage from all over the world, contrasted and juxtaposed to show a number of human activities as they take form in different cultures. There are also staged scenes with actors.

The film was produced by Tonbild-Syndikat AG as an assignment from Hapag. It has an original score by Wolfgang Zeller. It was advertised as Germany's first feature-length sound film.[1]

Cast

Release

The world premiere took place on 27 July 1929 at the Deutsches Kammermusikfest in Baden-Baden. The film was released in regular German cinemas on 10 May 1930, distributed by Deutsches Lichtspiel-Syndikat AG.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Melodie der Welt". Filmportal.de (in German). Deutsches Filminstitut. Retrieved 2015-05-20.

External links

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