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Tight 7-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
In the Night
1931 0h 7m DE
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★7.4TMDB · 8
Synopsis
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This live-action short subject commissioned for the 75th birthday of German romantic composer Robert Schumann juxtaposes flowing water imagery with the piano playing of artist Nina Hanson.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Nina Hamson
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Walter Ruttmann
- Languages
- No Language
- Countries
- Germany
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The take
Walter Ruttmann directs. Reimar Kuntze behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in No Language.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 7-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 295 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Walter Ruttmann, shot by Reimar Kuntze. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0222033 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Reimar Kuntze
- Runtime
- 7 min · 0h 7m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- DE
Also by
Walter Ruttmann
Key crew
- MusicRobert Schumann
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1931-08-05
