g-moff Review of Adventure in Berlin

Adventure in Berlin (1952)

Lame thriller with some interesting postwar Berlin shots

[5/10 · 9 January 2016]

I don't want to say much about the story, it didn't really thrill me. It's generally about counterfeited dollars, a love affair, some (car) chases, a little bit of the upcoming cold war conflict in postwar Berlin. There are some plot holes, the acting is neither especially good nor bad, camera-work OK though. The only reason to watch this imho are the shots of postwar (West-) Berlin (with incredible clean streets by the way). I found them really interesting, especially because I have lived there for many years. - A much more recommendable, but very rare 1950ies Berlin movie is "Am Tag als der Regen kam" with classy actors like Froebe and Adorf plus a better story. Or, of course, "The Third Man" - but that's situated in Vienna.