Overview
An impression of the state of the world in 1929, contrasting similarities and differences in religion, customs, art and entertainment from all over the world. The film is constructed like a symphony.
Director
Walter Ruttmann
Cast
Ivan Koval-Samborskiy
Der Matrose
Renée Stobrawa
Die Frau
Grace Chiang
Die Japanerin
O. Idris
Tempeltänzer
Heinrich Mutzenbecher
Leiter der Filmexpedition, himself
Ivor Montagu
himself
George Bernard Shaw
himself
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