The Berliner (1948)

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Country: Germany
Genres: Comedy, Musical
Release: 1948-12-31
Director: Robert A. Stemmle
Writers: Günter Neumann
Language: German | English
Stars: Gert Fröbe , Tatjana Sais , Ute Sielisch , Aribert Wäscher , O.E. Hasse , Hans Deppe , Werner Oehlschlaeger , Erik Ode , Karl Schönböck , Herbert Hübner
Runtime: 80 min
Awards: Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award1 win & 2 nominations total
AKA: Mies palaa elämään (Finland) , Ballata berlinese (Italy) , La balada de Berlín (Spain) , Balada de Berlim (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , The Ballad of Berlin , Balada berlinesa (Argentina) , Berlińska ballada (Poland) , The Ballad of Berlin (United Kingdom) , ベルリン物語 (Japan) , The Ballad of Berlin (United States of America) , Berlijnse ballade (Belgium) , Ballade berlinoise (Belgium) , Schwarzer Jahrmarkt (Germany) , The Berliner (United States of America) , Berliner Ballade (Germany) , Ballade berlinoise (France, French Republic) , Berliner Straße 48 (Germany) , Storstadsmelodi (Sweden) , Berliner Ballade
Plot: 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.
IMDB:tt0040156