An impression of the state of the world in 1929, contrasting similarities and differences in religion, customs, art and entertainment from all over the world. The film is constructed like a symphony.
Director: Walter Ruttmann
Ivan Koval-Samborskiy
Der Matrose
Renée Stobrawa
Die Frau
Grace Chiang
Die Japanerin
O. Idris
Tempeltänzer
Heinrich Mutzenbecher
Leiter der Filmexpedition, himself
Ivor Montagu
himself
George Bernard Shaw
Koyaanisqatsi
El camino de las hormigas
Primitive Man in a Modern World
The Earth Wins
Living in the Age of Airplanes
Windows of the Soul
Amazonia: A Perilous Journey
What Killed the Roman Empire?
Tawai: A Voice from the Forest
The Auschwitz Trial
The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization
Intelligence artificielle - Quand les émotions s'en mêlent
