Die baltische Hafenstadt Reval 1920

In the inner harbour: the camera runs on a boat through the whole port and is a very impressive picture;
continue to a column will be shown along with an Angel on it (monument to a lost Russian warship);
In the old town: Look in de Kök (cannon Tower, Museum today), in the background of the "long Hermann" (cannon Tower, part of the Tallinn Castle) and the Cathedral Church; the promenade;
Herring fisheries: Pictures from catch of fishes (sprat), fishermen pull the fishing boat on land with a wind tree with rope, nets are knocked out, help women;
Gutting the fish and wash by women; Salting the fish in a fish processing factory;
Practice of fire: using an old boiler syringe, everything is operated by hand;
Ladders can be extended to a building;
The film breaks off.

This movie about the Estonian capital Tallinn - also known by the name Reval in Germany, Sweden and Denmark - begins with an impressive harbour tour. Some of the best known sights follow: the towers of the town walls (Kiek in de Kök and "Long Hermann"), the cathedral and the promenade. Then an important economic sector is portrayed: fishing and the processing of fish. In the end, before the film ends abruptly, there is a scene with a training run of the plant fire brigade.

Year of Production:

1920

Rights Holder:

Federal Republic of Germany

Production Company:

Universum-Film AG; Bild- und Film-Amt

Language (main title):

German

Language (intertitles):

German