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New Year's Eve on Alexanderplatz

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New Year's Eve on Alexanderplatz
Directed byRichard Schneider-Edenkoben
Written byRichard Schneider-Edenkoben
Produced byHelmut Schreiber
Franz Tappers
StarringHannes Stelzer
Carl Raddatz
Jutta Freybe
CinematographyFriedl Behn-Grund
Edited byKurt Hampp
Music byErnst Erich Buder
Production
company
Majestic Film
Distributed byTobis Film
Release date
  • 3 March 1939 (1939-03-03)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

New Year's Eve on Alexanderplatz (German: Silvesternacht am Alexanderplatz) is a 1939 German drama film directed by Richard Schneider-Edenkoben and starring Hannes Stelzer, Carl Raddatz and Jutta Freybe. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin and on location in the city. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Emil Hasler and Fritz Lück.[1]

Synopsis

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Amidst the joyous New Year's Eve celebrations on Alexanderplatz, a man named Reinhardt feels suicidal. However, as he observes the various dramas of those he encounters that evening he develops a better appreciation of life.

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References

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  1. ^ Klaus p.171

Bibliography

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  • Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1939. Klaus-Archiv, 1988.
  • Wilson, Christopher S. & Erk, Gul Kacmaz . Reframing Berlin: Architecture, Memory-Making and Film Locations. Intellect Books, 2023.
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