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Berlin Babylon (2001)

1h 28m

Running Time

September 27, 2001
Release Date

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Berlin Babylon (2001)

Name: Berlin Babylon
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 2001-09-27

1h 28m

Running Time

September 27, 2001
Release Date

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Plot.

A documentary focusing on the rebuilding projects in Berlin after the fall of the Berlin Wall.

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Cast & Crew.

Günter Behnisch

Self

Werner Durth

Self

Helmut Jahn

Self

Josef Paul Kleihues

Self

Hans Kollhoff

Self

Rem Koolhaas

Self

I.M. Pei

Self

Axel Schultes

Self

Renzo Piano

Self

Renzo Piano

Self

Angela Winkler

Self

Hubertus Siegert

Director / Writer / Producer

Philip Gröning

Producer

Peter Przygodda

Editor

Anne Schnee

Editor

Thomas Plenert

Director of Photography

Ralf Dobrick

Director of Photography

Media.

Details.

Release Date
September 27, 2001

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 28m

Genres
Documentary History

Last updated: 2025-05-30

This Movie Is About.

berlin germany

architecture

gentrification

berlin wall

Wiki.

Berlin Babylon is a 2001 German documentary film directed by Hubertus Siegert with industrial music performed by Einstürzende Neubauten. The film's main focus is on the extensive rebuilding projects in Berlin after the fall of the Berlin Wall. It features internationally acclaimed architects including Rem Koolhaas, Renzo Piano, and I.M. Pei.

Some sequences are characterized by time-lapse photography along with the narration of Der Engel der Geschichte (the Angel of History). The documentary also contains stock footage of demolitions of the buildings which were left to stand in ruins after the Second World War.