Metropolis
There can be no understanding between the hands and the brain unless the heart acts as mediator.
8.105 / 10
No Language / 153 min. / 1927-02-06
the genres:
Storyline:
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.
Cast:
Gustav Fröhlich
as Freder Fredersen
Brigitte Helm
as Maria / The Machine Man
Alfred Abel
as Johann 'Joh' Fredersen
Rudolf Klein-Rogge
as C.A. Rotwang
Theodor Loos
as Josaphat
Fritz Rasp
as The Thin Man
Erwin Biswanger
as No. 11811 - Georgy
Heinrich George
as Grot
Fritz Alberti
as Creative Human - Man Who Convinces Babel (uncredited)
Grete Berger
as Working Woman (uncredited)
Olly Boeheim
as Working Woman (uncredited)
Heinrich Gotho
as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
Gottfried Huppertz
as Man Playing Violin (uncredited)
Georg John
as Working Man Who Causes Explosion of M-Machine (uncredited)
Margarete Lanner
as Woman of Eternal Gardens / Lady in Car (uncredited)
Rose Lichtenstein
as Working Woman (uncredited)
Hanns Leo Reich
as Marinus (uncredited)
Arthur Reinhardt
as Working Man (uncredited)
Curt Siodmak
as Working Man (uncredited)
Henrietta Siodmak
as Working Woman (uncredited)
Olaf Storm
as Jan (uncredited)
Rolf von Goth
as Son in Eternal Gardens (uncredited)
Helen von Münchofen
as Woman of Eternal Gardens (uncredited)
Helene Weigel
as Working Woman (uncredited)