Metropolis is one of the greatest films ever made. It's amazing set design, brilliant cinematography, groundbreaking special effects and futuristic story truly makes it one of the must-sees in cinema! It is set in the future, in a city called Metropolis where the citizens are divided into two groups: workers (who live under the ground and are working 10 hour shifts by enormous machines that keeps Metropolis working) and the royals (living in luxury in the great city on the surfice). And over them all, is the creator of Metropolis: Joh Fredersen (Alfred Abel). His son Freder (Gustav Fröhlich)…
Metropolis
8.2/10IMDb
97%Rotten Tomatoes
91%Audience
98Metacritic
79%Trakt
4.2/5Letterboxd- 4.0/4Roger Ebert
Artiflix“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.
- Status
- Released
- Original Language
- German
- Production
- UFA
- Budget
- $5.3M
- Box Office
- $1.35M
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Cast
Gustav FröhlichFreder Fredersen
Brigitte HelmMaria / The Machine Man
Alfred AbelJohann 'Joh' Fredersen
Rudolf Klein-RoggeC.A. Rotwang
Theodor LoosJosaphat
Fritz RaspThe Thin ManErwin BiswangerNo. 11811 - Georgy
Heinrich GeorgeGrot
Fritz AlbertiCreative Human - Man Who Convinces Babel (uncredited)Grete BergerWorking Woman (uncredited)Olly BoeheimWorking Woman (uncredited)
Heinrich GothoMaster of Ceremonies (uncredited)Media
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User Reviews
This has got to be the ultimate cinematic illustration of the strata of human existence. Whether it be a story of the survival of the fittest; the cleverest; the most devious; most beautiful - or a hybrid of some/all - it reflects poignantly how humanity always seeks to exist within a hierarchical structure (merited or otherwise, but perfectly epitomised here by the matriarchal, deific robot), but how much more effectively mankind can succeed if it accepts and values everyone and works together. It also clearly identifies the perennial problem of those with the brain always ending up far…
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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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The movie stars Gustav Fröhlich, Brigitte Helm, Alfred Abel, Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Theodor Loos and more.
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