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Melody of a Great City

1943 · 107 min

It offers a stark look at the pressures of urban life under a restrictive political climate.

Directed by
Wolfgang Liebeneiner
Genres
Drama
Starring
Hilde Krahl, Werner Hinz, Will Dohm
Overview
A young woman moves to Berlin to work as a press photographer.

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Directed by
Wolfgang Liebeneiner
Genres
Drama
Starring
Hilde Krahl, Werner Hinz, Will Dohm
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • media
  • work
  • identity
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Wolfgang Liebeneiner
Written by
Géza von Cziffra, Wolfgang Liebeneiner
Starring
Hilde Krahl, Werner Hinz, Will Dohm, Paul Henckels, Peter Mosbacher, Beppo Brem, Walter Gross, Johannes Heesters
Music
Werner Bochmann
Cinematography
Walter Pindter, Richard Angst
Runtime
107 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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