Metropolis (1927)

Name: Metropolis
Genre: Drama, Science Fiction
Released: 1927-01-10
Duration: 148 min
Cast: Gustav Fröhlich, Brigitte Helm, Alfred Abel, Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Theodor Loos

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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Released 1927-01-10 · 148 min · Drama, Science Fiction

Directed by Fritz Lang

Cast

Gustav Fröhlich as Freder Fredersen
Brigitte Helm as Maria / The Machine Man
Alfred Abel as Johann 'Joh' Fredersen
Rudolf Klein-Rogge as C.A. Rotwang
Theodor Loos as Josaphat
Fritz Rasp as The Thin Man
Erwin Biswanger as No. 11811 - Georgy
Heinrich George as Grot
Fritz Alberti as Creative Human - Man Who Convinces Babel (uncredited)
Grete Berger as Working Woman (uncredited)
Olly Boeheim as Working Woman (uncredited)
Heinrich Gotho as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
Gottfried Huppertz as Man Playing Violin (uncredited)
Georg John as Working Man Who Causes Explosion of M-Machine (uncredited)
Margarete Lanner as Woman of Eternal Gardens / Lady in Car (uncredited)