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-Samborskyi
as Der Matrose
Renée Stobrawa
as Die Frau
Grace Chiang
as Die Japanerin
O. Idris
as Tempeltänzer
Heinrich Mutzenbecher
as Leiter der Filmexpedition, himself
Ivor Montagu
as himself
George Bernard Shaw
as himself
