Metropolis (1927)
02/06/1927 (DE) • 2h 33m
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.
Top Billed Cast
Freder Fredersen
Maria / The Machine Man
Johann 'Joh' Fredersen
C.A. Rotwang
Josaphat
The Thin Man
No. 11811 - Georgy
Grot
Creative Human - Man Who Convinces Babel (uncredited)
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Status
Released
Original Language
No Language
Budget
$5,300,000.00
Revenue
$1,350,322.00
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
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