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Metropolis
Metropolis

Metropolis

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

Genres

DramaScience Fiction

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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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Budget

$5300000

Revenue

$1350322

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

148 mins

Rating

8.1/10

Release Date

06 February 1927

Country

Germany

Cast

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

Erwin Biswanger

No. 11811 - Georgy

Heinrich George

Heinrich George

Grot

Fritz Alberti

Fritz Alberti

Creative Human - Man Who Convinces Babel (uncredited)

Grete Berger

Grete Berger

Working Woman (uncredited)

Olly Boeheim

Olly Boeheim

Working Woman (uncredited)

Heinrich Gotho

Heinrich Gotho

Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)

Gottfried Huppertz

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

Rose Lichtenstein

Working Woman (uncredited)

Hanns Leo Reich

Hanns Leo Reich

Marinus (uncredited)

Arthur Reinhardt

Arthur Reinhardt

Working Man (uncredited)

Curt Siodmak

Curt Siodmak

Working Man (uncredited)

Henrietta Siodmak

Henrietta Siodmak

Working Woman (uncredited)

Olaf Storm

Olaf Storm

Jan (uncredited)

Rolf von Goth

Rolf von Goth

Son in Eternal Gardens (uncredited)

Helen von Münchofen

Helen von Münchofen

Woman of Eternal Gardens (uncredited)

Helene Weigel

Helene Weigel

Working Woman (uncredited)

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