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Metropolis (1927)

Directed by Fritz Lang

Science Fiction | Thriller | Epic

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Overview

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.

Rated NR | Length 149 minutes

Actors

Gustav Fröhlich | Brigitte Helm | Alfred Abel | Rudolf Klein-Rogge | Theodor Loos | Fritz Rasp | Erwin Biswanger | Heinrich George | Fritz Alberti | Grete Berger | Olly Boeheim | Heinrich Gotho | Gottfried Huppertz | Georg John | Margarete Lanner | Rose Lichtenstein | Hanns Leo Reich | Arthur Reinhardt | Curt Siodmak | Henrietta Siodmak | Olaf Storm | Rolf von Goth | Helen von Münchofen | Helene Weigel

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
03/18/2019TVBlu-rayLibrary9 stars
 

Viewing Notes

This movie is incredible. If it were made today I would be in awe. That it was made nearly 100 years ago is simply astonishing. Shocked at some of the footage that was cut (and only recently discovered); it adds so much to the story.

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