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Metropolis
2h 28min
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SCIENCE FICTION
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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Original Title
Metropolis
Critics & Audience Score
7.4
Total Votes
2,826
Release Year
1927
Runtime (Duration)
2h 28min
Production Budget
$5.3M
Box Office Revenue
$1.4M
Profit / Loss Analysis
-$3.9M
Casting
Actors
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 MĂŒnchofen
Woman of Eternal Gardens (uncredited)
Helene Weigel
Working Woman (uncredited)
Crew
Fritz Lang
DIRECTOR
Gottfried Huppertz
ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSER
Otto Harzner
ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSER
Fritz Lang
SCREENPLAY
Thea von Harbou
SCREENPLAY
Erich Pommer
PRODUCER
GĂŒnther Rittau
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Walter Ruttmann
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Karl Freund
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Aenne Willkomm
COSTUME DESIGN
Edgar G. Ulmer
SET DESIGNER
Fritz Lang
EDITOR
Eugen SchĂŒfftan
VISUAL EFFECTS
Robert Baberske
FIRST ASSISTANT CAMERA
Frank Strobel
MUSIC EDITOR
Ernst Kunstmann
SPECIAL EFFECTS
Horst von Harbou
STILL PHOTOGRAPHER
Konstantin Irmen-Tschet
SPECIAL EFFECTS
Walter Schulze-Mittendorff
SCULPTOR
Robert Baberske
ASSISTANT CAMERA
Thea von Harbou
NOVEL
Slatan Dudow
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Otto Hunte
SET DESIGNER
Erich Kettelhut
SET DESIGNER
Karl Freund
CAMERA OPERATOR
Erich Holder
PRODUCTION OFFICE ASSISTANT
Erich Kettelhut
PRODUCTION OFFICE ASSISTANT
GĂŒnther Rittau
CAMERA OPERATOR
Frank Strobel
CONDUCTOR
Otto Hunte
ART DIRECTION
Erich Kettelhut
ART DIRECTION
Karl Vollbrecht
ART DIRECTION
Karl Vollbrecht
SET DESIGNER
Rudi George
PRODUCTION ARTIST