Metropolis
There can be no understanding between the hands and the brain unless the heart acts as mediator.
1927
Rated
NR
153
minutes
Drama, Science Fiction
Wikipedia
Directed By:
Fritz Lang
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.
Language
German
Release Date
February 6, 1927
Budget
$1,300,000
Revenue
$650,422
Cast
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)
Show Full Crew
Sound
Gottfried Huppertz
Original Music Composer
Frank Strobel
Music Editor
Frank Strobel
Conductor
Otto Harzner
Original Music Composer
Editing
Costume & Make-Up
Production
Writing
Camera
Karl Freund
Director of Photography
Karl Freund
Camera Operator
Walter Ruttmann
Director of Photography
Robert Baberske
First Assistant Camera
Robert Baberske
Assistant Camera
Günther Rittau
Director of Photography
Günther Rittau
Camera Operator
Horst von Harbou
Still Photographer
Art
Edgar G. Ulmer
Set Designer
Karl Vollbrecht
Art Direction
Karl Vollbrecht
Set Designer
Otto Hunte
Art Direction
Otto Hunte
Set Designer
Erich Kettelhut
Art Direction
Erich Kettelhut
Set Designer
Walter Schulze-Mittendorff
Sculptor
Directing
Crew
Konstantin Irmen-Tschet
Special Effects
Erich Holder
Production Office Assistant
Erich Kettelhut
Production Office Assistant
Ernst Kunstmann
Special Effects
Rudi George
Production Artist
Hans Taussig
Production Office Assistant
Visual Effects