Metropolis (1927)
poster Metropolis
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Country:Germany, 2h 33min

Spoken languages:German

Genres:Drama, Sci-Fi

Director(s):Fritz Lang

Video Codec:Unknown

Number: 584

Storyline:
Sometime in the future, the city of Metropolis is home to a Utopian society where its wealthy residents live a carefree life. One of those is Freder Fredersen. One day, he spots a beautiful woman with a group of children, she and the children quickly disappear. Trying to follow her, he is horrified to find an underground world of workers who apparently run the machinery that keeps the Utopian world above ground functioning. One of the few people above ground who knows about the world below is Freder's father, John Fredersen, who is the founder and master of Metropolis. Freder learns that the woman is called Maria, who espouses the need to join the "hands" - the workers - to the "head" - those in power above - by a mediator who will act as the "heart". Freder wants to help the plight of the workers in their struggle for a better life. But when John learns of what Maria is advocating and that Freder has joined their cause, with the assistance of an old colleague. an inventor called ...

Cast:

photo Alfred Abel
Alfred Abel Joh Fredersen
photo Gustav Fröhlich
Gustav Fröhlich Freder - Joh Fredersen's Son
photo Rudolf Klein-Rogge
Rudolf Klein-Rogge C.A. Rotwang - the Inventor
photo Heinrich George
Heinrich George Grot - the Guardian of the Heart Machine
photo Brigitte Helm
Brigitte Helm The Machine Man / Maria

Medium: Original DVD,

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 4:3