Metropolis

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

Metropolis (1927)

DramaScience Fiction

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.

Director: Fritz Lang
Writers: Fritz Lang, Thea von Harbou.

Release Date: 1927-02-06
Status: Released
Run time: 149 min / 2:29
Budget: $1,300,000
Revenue: $650,422
Production Company : UFA
Production Country: Germany

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Gustav Fröhlich
Freder Fredersen
Brigitte Helm
Maria / The Machine Man
Alfred Abel
Johann 'Joh' Fredersen
Rudolf Klein-Rogge
C.A. Rotwang
Theodor Loos
Josaphat
Fritz Rasp
The Thin Man
Erwin Biswanger
No. 11811 - Georgy
Heinrich George
Grot
Fritz Alberti
Creative Human - Man Who Convinces Babel (uncredited)
Grete Berger
Working Woman (uncredited)
Olly Boeheim
Working Woman (uncredited)
Heinrich Gotho
Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
Gottfried Huppertz
Man Playing Violin (uncredited)
Georg John
Working Man Who Causes Explosion of M-Machine (uncredited)
Margarete Lanner
Woman of Eternal Gardens / Lady in Car (uncredited)
Rose Lichtenstein
Working Woman (uncredited)
Hanns Leo Reich
Marinus (uncredited)
Arthur Reinhardt
Working Man (uncredited)
Curt Siodmak
Working Man (uncredited)
Henrietta Siodmak
Working Woman (uncredited)
Olaf Storm
Jan (uncredited)
Rolf von Goth
Son in Eternal Gardens (uncredited)
Helen von Münchofen
Woman of Eternal Gardens (uncredited)
Helene Weigel
Working Woman (uncredited)

Crew

Production Erich Pommer Producer
Writing Fritz Lang Screenplay
Directing Fritz Lang Director
Editing Fritz Lang Editor
Sound Gottfried Huppertz Original Music Composer
Camera Karl Freund Director of Photography
Camera Karl Freund Camera Operator
Camera Günther Rittau Director of Photography
Camera Günther Rittau Camera Operator
Writing Thea von Harbou Screenplay
Writing Thea von Harbou Novel
Visual Effects Eugen Schüfftan Visual Effects
Costume & Make-Up Aenne Willkomm Costume Design
Art Edgar G. Ulmer Set Designer
Art Karl Vollbrecht Art Direction
Art Karl Vollbrecht Set Designer
Art Erich Kettelhut Art Direction
Art Erich Kettelhut Set Designer
Crew Erich Kettelhut Production Office Assistant
Art Otto Hunte Art Direction
Art Otto Hunte Set Designer
Camera Robert Baberske First Assistant Camera
Camera Robert Baberske Assistant Camera
Camera Walter Ruttmann Director of Photography
Crew Konstantin Irmen-Tschet Special Effects
Camera Horst von Harbou Still Photographer
Crew Erich Holder Production Office Assistant
Directing Slatan Dudow Assistant Director
Crew Rudi George Production Artist
Art Walter Schulze-Mittendorff Sculptor
Crew Ernst Kunstmann Special Effects
Sound Frank Strobel Music Editor
Sound Frank Strobel Conductor
Sound Otto Harzner Original Music Composer
Crew Hans Taussig Production Office Assistant

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