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FilmDramaScience Fiction

Metropolis (1927)

NR · 1927-02-06 · 2h 29m · DE
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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.

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Fritz LangDirector
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$1.3M
Box office
$650.4K

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Gustav FröhlichGustav FröhlichFreder FredersenBrigitte HelmBrigitte HelmMaria / The Machine ManAlfred AbelAlfred AbelJohann 'Joh' FredersenRudolf Klein-RoggeRudolf Klein-RoggeC.A. RotwangTheodor LoosTheodor LoosJosaphatFritz RaspFritz RaspThe Thin ManErwin BiswangerErwin BiswangerNo. 11811 - GeorgyHeinrich GeorgeHeinrich GeorgeGrotFritz AlbertiFritz AlbertiCreative Human - Man Who Convinces Babel (uncredited)Grete BergerGrete BergerWorking Woman (uncredited)Olly BoeheimOlly BoeheimWorking Woman (uncredited)Heinrich GothoHeinrich GothoMaster of Ceremonies (uncredited)

Keywords

Based on novel or bookDystopiaDestructionFutureInventorRobotMad scientistSteampunkMan vs machineUnderground worldGrim reaperClass societyBlack and whiteSeven deadly sinsMetropolisTower of babelDeliriumProphetSilent filmExpressionismDepravityMob justiceDowntroddenSaviourSocial unrestGerman expressionismMediator2020s

Movie DNA

Genre affinityDrama · Science FictionTheme affinityBased On Novel Or Book · Dystopia · DestructionDialogue densityDramaPacingLongDirector preference154983Actor preference154959 · 154960 · 154961

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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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Metropolis has a runtime of 149 minutes.

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