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Metropolis

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

  • Movie
  • 1927
  • NR
  • 2h 28m

Directed by Fritz Lang

8.1

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8.1 out of 10 from 3,258 votes

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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.

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Cast and crew

  • Gustav Fröhlich

    Gustav FröhlichFreder Fredersen

  • Brigitte Helm

    Brigitte HelmMaria / The Machine Man

  • Alfred Abel

    Alfred AbelJohann 'Joh' Fredersen

  • Rudolf Klein-Rogge

    Rudolf Klein-RoggeC.A. Rotwang

  • Theodor Loos

    Theodor LoosJosaphat

  • Fritz Rasp

    Fritz RaspThe Thin Man

  • Erwin BiswangerNo. 11811 - Georgy

  • Heinrich George

    Heinrich GeorgeGrot

  • Fritz Alberti

    Fritz AlbertiCreative Human - Man Who Convinces Babel (uncredited)

  • Grete BergerWorking Woman (uncredited)

  • Olly BoeheimWorking Woman (uncredited)

  • Heinrich Gotho

    Heinrich GothoMaster of Ceremonies (uncredited)

  • Gottfried HuppertzMan Playing Violin (uncredited)

  • Georg John

    Georg JohnWorking Man Who Causes Explosion of M-Machine (uncredited)

  • Margarete Lanner

    Margarete LannerWoman of Eternal Gardens / Lady in Car (uncredited)

  • Rose LichtensteinWorking Woman (uncredited)

  • Hanns Leo ReichMarinus (uncredited)

  • Arthur ReinhardtWorking Man (uncredited)

Director
Fritz Lang
Writer
Fritz Lang and Thea von Harbou
Music
Gottfried Huppertz and Otto Harzner
Cinematography
Günther Rittau, Walter Ruttmann and Karl Freund