The Ballad of Berlin
1948 · Movie · 89 min. · Germany
Told in the style of the German cabaret theatre, where both Gunther Neumann and Gert Frobe were important members, this is a balladeer's version of a serious plot with musical interludes. The year is 2050 and the audience is asked to look at a telecast of 'The Ancients", from a century ago. Flashback to Germany, 1948, where Otto Normalverbraucher (Otto Averageman in the English-narrated version) is just returning from service in the German army during World War II. His experiences, told tongue-in-cheek, of the troubles that beset the average, law-abiding German citizen in post-war, war-torn destitute Germany and his awareness of the changes and problems are the bulk of the story.
Direction Robert A. Stemmle
Cast Gert Fröbe · Tatjana Sais · Ute Sielisch · Aribert Wäscher · O.E. Hasse · Hans-Peter Deppe · Werner Oehlschlaeger · Erik Ode · Karl Schönböck · Herbert Hübner
Soundtrack Werner Eisbrenner · Günter Neumann
Screenplay Günter Neumann
Cinematography Georg Krause
Original title Berliner Ballade
Also known as The Berliner
6.7
32 votes (FilmAffinity)
Add to lists
Share