Walter Ruttmann(1887-1941)

Director
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 Acciaio (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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Awards
- 1 win total

Known for

Metropolis

8.2

Cinematographer

1927

Mannesmann - Ein Film der Mannesmannröhren-Werke

6.6

Short

Director

1937

Acciaio

6.2

Director

1933

Berlin: Symphony of Metropolis

7.6

Director(as Walther Ruttmann)

1927

Credits

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Director

Aberglaube
Short
- Director
- 1940
Deutsche Panzer
6.5
Short
- Director
- 1940
Deutsche Waffenschmieden
6.1
Short
- Director
- 1940
Henkel - Ein deutsches Werk in seiner Arbeit
Short
- Director
- 1938
Im Dienste der Menschheit
Short
- Director
- 1938
Im Zeichen des Vertrauens. Ein Beyer-Film
Short
- Director
- 1938
Helden der Küste
Short
- Director
- 1937
Mannesmann - Ein Film der Mannesmannröhren-Werke
6.6
Short
- Director
- 1937
Düsseldorf
- Director
- 1936
Schiff in Not
Short
- Director
- 1936
Stuttgart
Short
- Director
- 1935
Stadt Stuttgart - 100. Cannstätter Volksfest
Short
- Director
- 1935
Metall des Himmels
5.7
Short
- Director
- 1935
Altgermanische Bauernkultur
Short
- Director
- 1934
Blut und Boden
4.6
Short
- Director
- 1933

Writer

Aberglaube
Short
- Writer
- 1940
Im Dienste der Menschheit
Short
- writer
- 1938
Im Zeichen des Vertrauens. Ein Beyer-Film
Short
- writer
- 1938
Helden der Küste
Short
- Writer
- 1937
Mannesmann - Ein Film der Mannesmannröhren-Werke
6.6
Short
- writer
- 1937
Schiff in Not
Short
- Writer
- 1936
Triumph of the Will
7.1
- Writer
- 1935
Acciaio
6.2
- screenplay
- 1933
Feind im Blut
6.7
- Writer (as Walther Ruttmann)
- 1931
Berlin: Symphony of Metropolis
7.6
- screenplay (as Walther Ruttmann)
- 1927

Editor

Personal details

Alternative names
- Walther Ruttmann
Born
- December 28, 1887
- Frankfurt-on-Main, Germany
Died
- July 15, 1941
- Berlin, Germany(embolism following surgery)
Spouses

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Trivia
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.