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.
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
The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization
Mad Dog: Gaddafi's Secret World
The Earth Wins
The Connected Cup
Gilbert
Downloaded
Earth: One Amazing Day
Ice on Fire
Looking for Richard
Naqoyqatsi
Champs
Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski
Living in the Age of Airplanes
The Auschwitz Trial
Primitive Man in a Modern World
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Koyaanisqatsi
Tawai: A Voice from the Forest
For the Love of Spock
Counterpunch