Metropolis (1927)
8.1|6 Feb, 1927|153 min
There can be no understanding between the hands and the brain unless the heart acts as mediator.
8.1|6 Feb, 1927|153 min
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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.
Language
Budget$5,300,000
Revenue $1,350,322
No Language
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
Casts
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)
Olly Boeheim
Working Woman (uncredited)
Heinrich Gotho
Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
Gottfried Huppertz
Man Playing Violin (uncredited)
Georg John
Working Man Who Causes Explosion of M-Machine (uncredited)
Margarete Lanner
Woman of Eternal Gardens / Lady in Car (uncredited)
Rose Lichtenstein
Working Woman (uncredited)
Hanns Leo Reich
Marinus (uncredited)
Arthur Reinhardt
Working Man (uncredited)
Curt Siodmak
Working Man (uncredited)
Henrietta Siodmak
Working Woman (uncredited)
Olaf Storm
Jan (uncredited)
Rolf von Goth
Son in Eternal Gardens (uncredited)
Helen von Münchofen
Woman of Eternal Gardens (uncredited)
Helene Weigel
Working Woman (uncredited)
Crews
Günther Rittau
Director of Photography
Fritz Lang
Director
Walter Ruttmann
Director of Photography
Edgar G. Ulmer
Set Designer
Erich Pommer
Producer
Fritz Lang
Editor
Gottfried Huppertz
Original Music Composer
Karl Freund
Director of Photography
Aenne Willkomm
Costume Design
Fritz Lang
Screenplay
Eugen Schüfftan
Visual Effects
Ernst Kunstmann
Special Effects
Horst von Harbou
Still Photographer
Walter Schulze-Mittendorff
Sculptor
Robert Baberske
First Assistant Camera
Konstantin Irmen-Tschet
Special Effects
Frank Strobel
Music Editor
Robert Baberske
Assistant Camera
Thea von Harbou
Novel
Thea von Harbou
Screenplay
Erich Kettelhut
Set Designer
Erich Kettelhut
Production Office Assistant
Karl Freund
Camera Operator
Karl Vollbrecht
Set Designer
Rudi George
Production Artist
Karl Vollbrecht
Art Direction
Erich Kettelhut
Art Direction
Günther Rittau
Camera Operator
Erich Holder
Production Office Assistant
Otto Hunte
Art Direction
Otto Harzner
Original Music Composer
Frank Strobel
Conductor
Slatan Dudow
Assistant Director
Otto Hunte
Set Designer
Backdrops & Posters
