Metropolis poster
Director Fritz Lang
Screenplay Fritz Lang, Thea von Harbou

Metropolis

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

Release Date: 1927-02-06

Duration: 149 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Brigitte Helm
    Maria / The Machine Man
  • Alfred Abel
    Johann 'Joh' Fredersen
  • Gustav Fröhlich
    Freder Fredersen
  • Erwin Biswanger
    No. 11811 - Georgy
  • Heinrich George
    Grot
  • Helene Weigel
    Working Woman (uncredited)
  • Helen von Münchofen
    Woman of Eternal Gardens (uncredited)
  • Theodor Loos
    Josaphat
  • Georg John
    Working Man Who Causes Explosion of M-Machine (uncredited)
  • Curt Siodmak
    Working Man (uncredited)