Electric Decade: Babelsberg Babylon

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Electric Decade: Babelsberg Babylon: Episode 2

Babelsberg Babylon

Episode 2

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Suspenseful drama set amid the creative ferment of 1920s Berlin and its film studio.

Suspenseful drama set amid the creative ferment of 1920s Berlin and its film studio. The wiriter Jonas Beck returns to Babelsberg to learn more about Krista Wolff's disappearance.

By Nick Perry

Babelsberg Film Studios, 1929. A major new movie is in production when its star Krista Wolff suddenly disappears. The head of the studio and film's writer are desperate to find her. Each have their own reasons.

In Episode 2, the writer Jonas Beck returns to Babelsberg to learn more about Krista Wolff's disappearance. His search takes him to the cabaret.

Jonas Beck . . . . . Paul Chahidi
Otto Lenz . . . . . Anton Lesser
Odette . . . . . Clare Corbett
Willie . . . . . Carl Prekopp

The songs are written by Nick Perry, Nathan Perry and Maureen Glackin, and the music is arranged and performed by Peter Ringrose.

Directed by Sasha Yevtushenko

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Babelsberg Film Studios, 1929. A new movie is in production when its star goes missing. The studio head and film's writer are desperate to find her but each has their own reasons.

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