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Metropolis (1927)

Jan 10, 1927 · 2h 28m

8.1/10 TMDB user score
3,247 votes on TMDB

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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Top cast

  • 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)
  • Olly Boeheim Working Woman (uncredited)
  • Heinrich Gotho Heinrich Gotho Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
  • Gottfried Huppertz Man Playing Violin (uncredited)
  • Georg John Georg John Working Man Who Causes Explosion of M-Machine (uncredited)
  • Margarete Lanner Margarete Lanner Woman of Eternal Gardens / Lady in Car (uncredited)
  • Rose Lichtenstein Working Woman (uncredited)

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