The Ballad of Berlin
- Original title
- Berliner Balladeaka
- AKA
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- The Berliner
- Year
- 1948
- Running time
- 89 min.
- Country
- Germany
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Gert Fröbe
- Tatjana Sais
- Ute Sielisch
- Aribert Wäscher
- O.E. Hasse
- Hans Deppe
- Werner Oehlschlaeger
- Erik Ode
- Karl Schönböck
- Herbert Hübner
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- Music
- Cinematography
Georg Krause (B&W)- Producer
- Genre
- Comedy. Musical. War | Army. II World War
- Synopsis
- 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.
- Awards
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1949: BAFTA Awards: Nominated for Best Film1949: Venice Film Festival: nominated to Golden Lion - Best Picture.
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