Metropolis (1927)
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.
Director:
Fritz Lang
Writers:
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) |
| 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 |
