Germany / Dec 31, 1948 / 16
1h 29min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
Otto, a feckless Everyman, tries to adjust to the postwar travails of his defeated nation. Stymied by black-market profiteers and government bureaucrats, Otto begins fantasizing about a happier life at the end of that ever-elusive rainbow.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Erik Ode | Stimme |
| Karl Schönböck | Rundfunkreporter |
| Herbert Hübner | Herr Bollmann |
| Alfred Schieske | Herr Schneidewind |
| Rita Paul | Sängerin |
| Brigitte Mira | Dirne |
| Georgia Lind | Dirne |
| Clemens Hasse | Pfarrer |
| Herbert Weißbach | |
| Kurt Weitkamp | |
| Franz-Otto Krüger | |
| Erwin Biegel | |
| Marianne Prenzel | |
| Otto Matthies | |
| Walter Strasen | |
| Georg August Koch | |
| Franz Pollandt |
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Genres
Comedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Berliner Ballade |
| Original language | Deutsch (DE) |
| Spoken languages | Deutsch |
| Production countries | Germany |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Comedia-Film |
| Release date | 31 dicembre 1948 |
| Production | Alf Teichs, Heinz Rühmann |
| Writer | Günter Neumann |
| Editing | Walter Wischniewsky |
| Cinematography | Georg Krause |
| Assistant directors | Robert A. Stemmle |
| Camera operators | Georg Krause |
| Additional photography | Georg Krause |
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| Production design | Gabriel Pellon |
| Art direction | Gabriel Pellon |
| Set decoration | Gabriel Pellon |
| Music | Werner Eisbrenner, Günter Neumann, Hans Löhmer |
| Sound | Werner Eisbrenner, Hans Löhmer, Günter Neumann |
| Costume design | Gertraud Recke |
| Makeup | Gertraud Recke |
| Hairstyling | Gertraud Recke |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Austria / Jun 23, 1950 / 6
Physical media
Germany / Feb 28, 2020 / 16
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