The Most Beautiful Legs of Berlin

The Most Beautiful Legs of Berlin (German: Die schönsten Beine von Berlin) is a 1927 German silent film directed by Willi Wolff and starring Ellen Richter, Dina Gralla and Kurt Gerron.[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Ernst Stern. It functions as a revue show, showcasing leading dancers of the Weimar era. Richter and Gralla play rival competitors.

The Most Beautiful Legs of Berlin
Directed byWilli Wolff
Written byRobert Liebmann
Willi Wolff
StarringEllen Richter
Dina Gralla
Kurt Gerron
Music byOtto Stenzeel
CinematographyAxel Graatkjær
Production
company
Ellen Richter Film
Distributed byUFA
Release date
28 July 1927
Running time
90 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageSilent
German intertitles

A theme song composed by Walter Kollo was released alongside the film, and became a gramophone hit record.

Cast

  1. Bock & Bergfelder p.155

Bibliography

  • Bergfelder, Tim & Bock, Hans-Michael. The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopedia of German. Berghahn Books, 2009.

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