Walter Ruttmann | |
|---|---|
 Walter Ruttman at recording Berlin-Movie, 1928 | |
| Born | 28 December 1887 Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
| Died | 15 July 1941 (aged 53) Berlin, Germany |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 1921–1941 |
| Notable work | Berlin: Die Sinfonie der Großstadt |
Walter Ruttmann (28 December 1887 – 15 July 1941)[1] was a German cinematographer and film director, an important German abstract experimental film maker, along with Hans Richter, Viking Eggeling and Oskar Fischinger. He is best known for directing the semi-documentary 'city symphony' silent film, with orchestral score by Edmund Meisel, in 1927, Berlin: Symphony of a Metropolis. His audio montage Wochenende (Weekend) (1930) is considered a major contribution in the development of sound collages and audio plays.