Metropolis (1927)
Johann Fredersen, ein Großindustrieller, herrscht über die Stadt Metropolis. Dort leben, gespalten in einer Zweiklassengesellschaft, die feinen Herren hoch oben in Hochhäusern, die Arbeiter hingegen tief unter der Erde. Eines Tages taucht Maria, die Heldin der Unterstadt, in den Spielwiesen der Reichen auf und fordert die Befreiung der unterdrückten Arbeiter. Freder, der Sohn des Herrschers, verliebt sich in sie. Der Erfinder Rotwang wird von Freders Vater Johann sodann beauftragt einem Roboter das Aussehen Marias zu geben. Die Roboter-Maria soll die Arbeiter aufstacheln, damit das Establishment noch härter durchgreifen kann. Der Plan hat Erfolg.
Der Regisseur:
Fritz Lang
Die Autor:
Fritz Lang, Thea von Harbou.
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Gustav Fröhlich as Freder Fredersen |
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Brigitte Helm as Maria / The Machine Man |
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Alfred Abel as Johann 'Joh' Fredersen |
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Rudolf Klein-Rogge as C.A. Rotwang |
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Theodor Loos as Josaphat |
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Fritz Rasp as The Thin Man |
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Erwin Biswanger as No. 11811 - Georgy |
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Heinrich George as Grot |
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Fritz Alberti as Creative Human - Man Who Convinces Babel (uncredited) |
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Grete Berger as Working Woman (uncredited) |
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Olly Boeheim as Working Woman (uncredited) |
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Heinrich Gotho as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited) |
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Gottfried Huppertz as Man Playing Violin (uncredited) |
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Georg John as Working Man Who Causes Explosion of M-Machine (uncredited) |
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Margarete Lanner as Woman of Eternal Gardens / Lady in Car (uncredited) |
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Rose Lichtenstein as Working Woman (uncredited) |
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Hanns Leo Reich as Marinus (uncredited) |
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Arthur Reinhardt as Working Man (uncredited) |
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Curt Siodmak as Working Man (uncredited) |
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Henrietta Siodmak as Working Woman (uncredited) |
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Olaf Storm as Jan (uncredited) |
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Rolf von Goth as Son in Eternal Gardens (uncredited) |
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Helen von Münchofen as Woman of Eternal Gardens (uncredited) |
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Helene Weigel as Working Woman (uncredited) |
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Anita Berber as Maria Double |
| Production | Erich Pommer | Producer |
| Directing | Fritz Lang | Director |
| Sound | Gottfried Huppertz | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Fritz Lang | Editor |
| Camera | Karl Freund | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Günther Rittau | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Walter Ruttmann | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Aenne Willkomm | Costume Design |
| Art | Edgar G. Ulmer | Set Designer |
| Writing | Fritz Lang | Screenplay |
| Art | Walter Schulze-Mittendorff | Sculptor |
| Crew | Ernst Kunstmann | Special Effects |
| Crew | Konstantin Irmen-Tschet | Special Effects |
| Visual Effects | Eugen Schüfftan | Visual Effects |
| Camera | Robert Baberske | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Horst von Harbou | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Frank Strobel | Music Editor |
| Camera | Robert Baberske | Assistant Camera |
| Writing | Thea von Harbou | Screenplay |
| Writing | Thea von Harbou | Novel |
| Directing | Slatan Dudow | Assistant Director |
| Art | Otto Hunte | Set Designer |
| Art | Erich Kettelhut | Set Designer |
| Art | Karl Vollbrecht | Set Designer |
| Camera | Karl Freund | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Günther Rittau | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Otto Harzner | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Frank Strobel | Conductor |
| Crew | Erich Holder | Production Office Assistant |
| Crew | Erich Kettelhut | Production Office Assistant |
| Crew | Rudi George | Production Artist |
| Art | Karl Vollbrecht | Art Direction |
| Art | Erich Kettelhut | Art Direction |
| Art | Otto Hunte | Art Direction |
