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New Year's Eve on Alexanderplatz (1939)

New Year's Eve on Alexanderplatz poster
Original title
Silvesternacht am Alexanderplatz
Directed by
Richard Schneider-Edenkoben
Genre
drama
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 26m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
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How it feels

The film follows several people in Berlin on New Year's Eve. Their stories intersect around Alexanderplatz as the year ends.

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What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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