Melody of the World

Melody of the World

49 mins | Documentary | March 12, 1929

An impression of the state of the world in 1929, contrasting similarities and differences in religion, customs, art and entertainment from all over the world. The film is constructed like a symphony.

Melody of the World

49 mins | Documentary | March 12, 1929

Melody of the World
An impression of the state of the world in 1929, contrasting similarities and differences in religion, customs, art and entertainment from all over the world. The film is constructed like a symphony.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Tobis Filmkunst, Hamburg-Amerika-Linie (Hapag), Hamburg-Amerika-Schiffahrtslinie
Original title Melodie der Welt
Directors Walter Ruttmann
Writers Wolfgang Ruttmann

Cast

Ivan Koval-Samborskyi

as Der Matrose

Renée Stobrawa

as Die Frau

Grace Chiang

as Die Japanerin

O. Idris

as Tempeltänzer

Heinrich Mutzenbecher

as Leiter der Filmexpedition, himself

Ivor Montagu

as himself

George Bernard Shaw

as himself