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Walter Ruttmann(1887-1941)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Editor
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Walter Ruttmann
Walter Ruttmann was born on 28 December 1887 in Frankfurt-on-Main, Germany. He was a director and writer, known for Berlin: Symphony of a Great City (1927), Metropolis (1927) and Mannesmann - Ein Film der Mannesmannröhren-Werke (1937). He was previously married to Christine Margarete Helene Prasch, Nina Hamson, Erna Treitel and Maria Christina Agnes Sommer. He died on 15 July 1941 in Berlin, Germany.
BornDecember 28, 1887
DiedJuly 15, 1941(53)
BornDecember 28, 1887
DiedJuly 15, 1941(53)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 1 nomination

Known for

Edmund Meisel and Walter Ruttmann in Berlin: Symphony of a Great City (1927)
Berlin: Symphony of a Great City
7.6
  • Director(as Walther Ruttmann)
  • 1927
Brigitte Helm in Metropolis (1927)
Metropolis
8.3
  • Cinematographer
  • 1927
Mannesmann - Ein Film der Mannesmannröhren-Werke (1937)
Mannesmann - Ein Film der Mannesmannröhren-Werke
6.7
Short
  • Director
  • 1937
Acciaio (1933)
Acciaio
6.3
  • Director
  • 1933

Credits

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Director

  • Aberglaube
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1940
  • Deutsche Panzer (1940)
    Deutsche Panzer
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1940
  • Deutsche Waffenschmieden
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1940
  • Im Dienste der Menschheit
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1938
  • Henkel - Ein deutsches Werk in seiner Arbeit
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1938
  • Im Zeichen des Vertrauens. Ein Beyer-Film
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1938
  • Helden der Küste
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1937
  • Mannesmann - Ein Film der Mannesmannröhren-Werke (1937)
    Mannesmann - Ein Film der Mannesmannröhren-Werke
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1937
  • Schiff in Not
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1936
  • Düsseldorf (1936)
    Düsseldorf
    • Director
    • 1936
  • Stuttgart
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1935
  • Stadt Stuttgart - 100. Cannstätter Volksfest
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1935
  • Metall des Himmels (1935)
    Metall des Himmels
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1935
  • Altgermanische Bauernkultur
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1934
  • Blut und Boden
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1933

Writer

  • Aberglaube
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 1940
  • Im Dienste der Menschheit
    • writer
    • Short
    • 1938
  • Im Zeichen des Vertrauens. Ein Beyer-Film
    • writer
    • Short
    • 1938
  • Helden der Küste
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 1937
  • Mannesmann - Ein Film der Mannesmannröhren-Werke (1937)
    Mannesmann - Ein Film der Mannesmannröhren-Werke
    • writer
    • Short
    • 1937
  • Schiff in Not
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 1936
  • The Triumph of the Will (1935)
    The Triumph of the Will
    • Writer
    • 1935
  • Acciaio (1933)
    Acciaio
    • screenplay
    • 1933
  • Feind im Blut (1931)
    Feind im Blut
    • Writer (as Walther Ruttmann)
    • 1931
  • Edmund Meisel and Walter Ruttmann in Berlin: Symphony of a Great City (1927)
    Berlin: Symphony of a Great City
    • screenplay (as Walther Ruttmann)
    • 1927

Editor

  • Acciaio (1933)
    Acciaio
    • Editor
    • 1933
  • Feind im Blut (1931)
    Feind im Blut
    • Editor (as Walther Ruttmann)
    • 1931
  • Melodie der Welt (1929)
    Melodie der Welt
    • Editor (uncredited)
    • Short
    • 1929
  • The White Stadium (1928)
    The White Stadium
    • Editor
    • 1928
  • Edmund Meisel and Walter Ruttmann in Berlin: Symphony of a Great City (1927)
    Berlin: Symphony of a Great City
    • Editor (uncredited)
    • 1927
  • Opus IV (1925)
    Opus IV
    • Editor (uncredited)
    • Short
    • 1925
  • Opus III (1924)
    Opus III
    • Editor (uncredited)
    • Short
    • 1924
  • Opus II (1921)
    Opus II
    • Editor (uncredited)
    • Short
    • 1921
  • Berlin: Symphony of a Great City (1927)
    Lichtspiel Opus 1.
    • Editor (uncredited)
    • Short
    • 1921

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Walther Ruttmann
  • Born
    • December 28, 1887
    • Frankfurt-on-Main, Germany
  • Died
    • July 15, 1941
    • Berlin, Germany(embolism following surgery)
  • Spouses
      Christine Margarete Helene Prasch1939 - July 15, 1941 (his death, 1 child)

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Was severely injured in 1941 while filming a documentary about the fighting on the Russian front. Transported back to Berlin, he died in a hospital during an operation to try to save his life.

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