Melody of the World
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Duration Language German | Director Walter Ruttmann Country Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 27 July 1929 (1929-07-27) (Deutsches Kammermusikfest)
10 May 1930 (1930-05-10) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Walter ruttmann melody of the world 1929
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.
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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.
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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.