Portrait of Walter Ruttmann

Directing

Walter Ruttmann

Career

Active from 1921 to 1940, busiest in 1927 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for Metropolis
Metropolis
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 0.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 7.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Walter Ruttmann Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.7, average 5.4
  • Wit & Wordplay
    1.3, average 3.7
  • Situational Comedy
    0.4, average 2.7
  • Family Dynamics
    2.9, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • German Expressionism 3
  • Avant-Garde 3
  • Nazi Propaganda 3
  • Silent Film 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Political Indoctrination 2
  • Historical Documentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

31
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

2 titles
German Tanks
German Tanks (1940)

Director

German Armaments
German Armaments (1940)

Director

1930s

14 titles · average score 65
Behind the Numbers
Behind the Numbers (1939)

Writer

Mannesmann
Mannesmann (1938)

Director, Writer

Mannesmann. Ein Film der Mannesmannröhren-Werke
Mannesmann. Ein Film der Mannesmannröhren-Werke (1937)

Director

Triumph of the Will
Triumph of the Will (1935)
GoodWatch score 75

Screenplay

Metall des Himmels
Metall des Himmels (1935)

Director

Steel
Steel (1933)

Editor, Writer

Blood and Soil
Blood and Soil (1933)

Director

Ceux du viking
Ceux du viking (1932)

Editor

In the Night
In the Night (1931)

Director

Feind im Blut
Feind im Blut (1931)

Director, Editor

The End of the World
The End of the World (1931)
GoodWatch score 55

Art Direction

Weekend
Weekend (1930)

Director

1920s

15 titles · average score 71
Melody of the World
Melody of the World (1929)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

Metropolis
Metropolis (1927)
GoodWatch score 91

Director of Photography

Berlin: Symphony of a Great City
Berlin: Symphony of a Great City (1927)
GoodWatch score 74

Director, Editor

Where the Rhine...
Where the Rhine... (1927)

Director

The Climb
The Climb (1926)

Animation, Director

Game of Waves
Game of Waves (1926)

Director

Opus IV
Opus IV (1925)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

The Rediscovered Paradise
The Rediscovered Paradise (1925)

Director

Die Nibelungen: Siegfried
Die Nibelungen: Siegfried (1924)
GoodWatch score 88

Director of Photography

Opus III
Opus III (1924)
GoodWatch score 64

Producer, Animation

Lightplay Opus II
Lightplay Opus II (1921)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Light-Play Opus I
Light-Play Opus I (1921)
GoodWatch score 62

Director