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The Berliner (1948) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1948 · 89 mins · German
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- Directed by
- Robert A. Stemmle
- Starring
- Gert Fröbe, O.E. Hasse, Brigitte Mira, Herbert Weißbach, Ilse Trautschold, Edgar Pauly
Otto, a feckless Everyman, tries to adjust to the postwar travails of his defeated nation. Stymied by black‑market profiteers and government bureaucrats, Otto begins fantasizing about a happier life at the end of that ever‑elusive rainbow. As Berlin rebuilds, he longs for renewal and purpose amid scarcity and lingering hope.
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