The Berliner
1948, German. Directed by Robert A. Stemmle.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Robert A. StemmleDirector
- Gert FröbeOtto Normalverbraucher
- Tatjana SaisIda Holle
- Ute SielischEva Wandel
- Aribert WäscherAnton Zeithammer
- O.E. HasseDer Reaktionär
- Hans DeppeEmil Lemke
- Werner OehlschlägerRaisonneur
- Erik OdeStimme
- Karl SchönböckRundfunkreporter
- Herbert HübnerHerr Bollmann
- Alfred SchieskeHerr Schneidewind
- Rita PaulSängerin
Details
- Released
- 31 December 1948
- Original title
- Berliner Ballade
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Günter Neumann
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The Berliner runs 89 minutes (1h 29m).
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The Berliner isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 31 December 1948. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Berliner?
The Berliner (1948) was directed by Robert A. Stemmle and stars Gert Fröbe, Tatjana Sais, Ute Sielisch.