Like a previous reviewer, I, too, was born in Frankfurt shortly after the war. Those rubble heaps were our playgrounds. More than once an old bomb or artillery shell exploded and killed or injured someone. I was fortunate enough to be able to go to the States some years later. After joining the army I wound up back in Frankfurt and occasionally rode the nonstop elevators in the I.G. Farben building like several of the characters. This is the first time I've seen this movie and it gave me goosebumps several times. Other than that that, the only things it has going for it are fine acting, evocative scenery, impressive cinematography and a powerful sense of history and the endless repeating thereof. Highly recommended.
Review of Berlin Express
