CinemaOSMovie · 1927 · 2h 28m · NR
Metropolis

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

81%(3,237)IMDbDramaScience 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.

Directed byFritz Lang

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 28m
Language
DE
Released
January 10, 1927
Budget
$5,300,000
Revenue
$1,350,322
Studios
UFA

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1 video
Official Trailer

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

No. 11811 - Georgy

Heinrich George

Heinrich George

Grot

Fritz Alberti

Fritz Alberti

Creative Human - Man Who Convinces Babel (uncredited)

Grete Berger

Working Woman (uncredited)

Creative team
Directed by
Fritz Lang
Fritz Lang
Written by
Fritz Lang
Fritz Lang
Thea von Harbou
Thea von Harbou
Produced by
Erich Pommer
Erich Pommer

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