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About
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.
Theatrical
Mar 6, 1927
Box Office
$1.4M
Budget
$5.3M
Return
0.3x
DVD / Blu-ray
Oct 13, 1984
Theaters
5
Director
Writers
Producer
Music
Studio
UFA
Original Language
German
Keywords
man vs machine
based on novel or book
underground world
inventor
metropolis
future
class society
dystopia
tower of babel
delirium
steampunk
mad scientist
grim reaper
prophet
black and white
robot
destruction
silent film
expressionism
seven deadly sins
depravity
partially lost film
mob justice
downtrodden
saviour
social unrest
german expressionism
mediator
defiant
Quotes
See all →Conflict Over Machines and Blame in Metropolis
Grot - the Guardian of the Heart Machine
Who told you to attack the machines, you fools? Without them you'll all die!
Working Woman
It's the witch's fault!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Class Struggle in a Modern City
Freder
Your magnificent ], Father - and you the brain of this city - and all of us in the city's light...And where are the people, Father, whose hands built your city?
[[Cities|city]
Joh Fredersen
Where they belong...
Freder
In the depths...? What if one day, those in the depths rise up against you?
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →G
Gustav Fröhlich
Freder Fredersen
B
Brigitte Helm
Maria / The Machine Man
A
Alfred Abel
Johann 'Joh' Fredersen
R
Rudolf Klein-Rogge
C.A. Rotwang
T
Theodor Loos
Josaphat
F
Fritz Rasp
The Thin Man
E
Erwin Biswanger
No. 11811 - Georgy
H
Heinrich George
Grot
F
Fritz Alberti
Creative Human - Man Who Convinces Babel (uncredited)
G
Grete Berger
Working Woman (uncredited)
H
Heinrich Gotho
Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
G
Gottfried Huppertz
Man Playing Violin (uncredited)
G
Georg John
Working Man Who Causes Explosion of M-Machine (uncredited)
M
Margarete Lanner
Woman of Eternal Gardens / Lady in Car (uncredited)
R
Rose Lichtenstein
Working Woman (uncredited)
A
Arthur Reinhardt
Working Man (uncredited)
C
Curt Siodmak
Working Man (uncredited)
O
Olaf Storm
Jan (uncredited)
R
Rolf von Goth
Son in Eternal Gardens (uncredited)
H
Helen von Münchofen
Woman of Eternal Gardens (uncredited)
