Walter Ruttmann(1887-1941)

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Writer
Editor

Walter Ruttmann was born on 28 December 1887 in Frankfurt-on-Main, Germany. He was a director and writer, known for Metropolis (1927), Mannesmann - Ein Film der Mannesmannröhren-Werke (1937) and Acier (1933). He was married to Christine Margarete Helene Prasch, Nina Hamson, Erna Treitel and Maria Christina Agnes Sommer. He died on 15 July 1941 in Berlin, Germany.

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Metropolis

8.3

Cinematographer

1927

Mannesmann - Ein Film der Mannesmannröhren-Werke

6.8

Short

Director

1937

Acier

6.3

Director

1933

Berlin, symphonie d'une grande ville

7.6

Director(as Walther Ruttmann)

1927

Editor

Acier
6.3
- Editor
- 1933
L'ennemi dans le sang
7.0
- Editor (as Walther Ruttmann)
- 1931
La mélodie du monde
6.9
Short
- Editor (uncredited)
- 1929
Le Stade blanc
7.3
- Editor
- 1928
Berlin, symphonie d'une grande ville
7.6
- Editor (uncredited)
- 1927
Opus IV
6.3
Short
- Editor (uncredited)
- 1925
Opus III
6.4
Short
- Editor (uncredited)
- 1924
Jeu de lumière opus 1 - La symphonie filmée
6.2
Short
- Editor (uncredited)
- 1921
Lichtspiel Opus 1.
6.2
Short
- Editor (uncredited)
- 1921

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Alternative names
- Walther Ruttmann
Born
- December 28, 1887
- Frankfurt-on-Main, Germany
Died
- July 15, 1941
- Berlin, Germany(embolism following surgery)
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Was severely injured in 1941 while filming a documentary about the fighting on the Russian front. Transported back to Berlin, he died in a hospital during an operation to try to save his life.

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