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Metropolis

Metropolis
★ 8.1/10•1927•2h 28m•NR•Drama•Science Fiction

There can be no understanding between the hands and the brain unless the heart acts as mediator.

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 Lang · Director

Fritz Lang · Screenplay

Thea von Harbou · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 28m
LanguageDE
Release DateJan 10, 1927
Budget$5,300,000
Revenue$1,350,322

Actors

Gustav Fröhlich

Gustav Fröhlich

Freder Fredersen

Brigitte Helm

Brigitte Helm

Maria / The Machine Man

Alfred Abel

Alfred Abel

Johann 'Joh' Fredersen

Rudolf Klein-Rogge

Rudolf Klein-Rogge

C.A. Rotwang

Theodor Loos

Theodor Loos

Josaphat

Fritz Rasp

Fritz Rasp

The Thin Man

Erwin Biswanger

No. 11811 - Georgy

Heinrich George

Heinrich George

Grot

Fritz Alberti

Fritz Alberti

Creative Human - Man Who Convinces Babel (uncredited)

Grete Berger

Working Woman (uncredited)

Olly Boeheim

Working Woman (uncredited)

Heinrich Gotho

Heinrich Gotho

Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)

Gottfried Huppertz

Man Playing Violin (uncredited)

Georg John

Georg John

Working Man Who Causes Explosion of M-Machine (uncredited)

Margarete Lanner

Margarete Lanner

Woman of Eternal Gardens / Lady in Car (uncredited)

Rose Lichtenstein

Working Woman (uncredited)

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