Comedy · Germany · 1948 · 1h 29m

The Berliner

Berliner Ballade

The Berliner poster
Director
Robert A. Stemmle
Cast
Gert Fröbe as Otto Normalverbraucher Tatjana Sais as Ida Holle Ute Sielisch as Eva Wandel Aribert Wäscher as Anton Zeithammer O.E. Hasse as Der Reaktionär Hans Deppe as Emil Lemke
Crew
Georg Krause — Director of Photography Walter Wischniewsky — Editor Günter Neumann — Writer Heinz Rühmann — Producer Alf Teichs — Producer Gabriel Pellon — Production Design
Synopsis

Otto, a feckless Everyman, tries to adjust to the postwar travails of his defeated nation. Stymied by black-market profiteers and government bureaucrats, Otto begins fantasizing about a happier life at the end of that ever-elusive rainbow.

Trailer The Berliner — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
east berlinwest berlinpost war germany
Key Collaborators
Robert A. Stemmle Director Georg Krause Director of Photography Walter Wischniewsky Editor Günter Neumann Writer Heinz Rühmann Producer Alf Teichs Producer Gabriel Pellon Production Design Gertraud Recke Costume Design
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