Watch NowMetropolis (1927)
PG
01/05/1984 (GB)
Drama, Science Fiction
2h 33m
- 81% (2861 votes)
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There can be no understanding between the hands and the brain unless the heart acts as mediator.
Overview
In a futuristic city sharply divided between the rich and the poor, the son of the city's mastermind meets a prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.
- Fritz LangDirector, Screenplay
- Thea von HarbouScreenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
German
Budget
$5,300,000
Revenue
$1,350,322
Keywords
- future
- metropolis
- class society
- man vs machine
- underground world
- tower of babel
- based on novel or book
- inventor
- dystopia
- delirium
- mad scientist
- prophet
- steampunk
- grim reaper
- black and white
- robot
- destruction
- silent film
- nostalgic
- expressionism
- seven deadly sins
- depravity
- mob justice
- downtrodden
- saviour
- social unrest
- german expressionism
- mediator
- cautionary
- dramatic
- suspenseful
Top Billed Cast
Gustav Fröhlich
Freder Fredersen
Brigitte Helm
Maria / The Machine Man
Alfred Abel
Johann 'Joh' Fredersen
Rudolf Klein-Rogge
C.A. Rotwang
Theodor Loos
Josaphat
Fritz Rasp
The Thin Man
Erwin Biswanger
No. 11811 - Georgy
Heinrich George
Grot
Fritz Alberti
Creative Human - Man Who Convinces Babel (uncredited)
Grete Berger
Working Woman (uncredited)
Recommendations
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Meshes of the Afternoon (77%)
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