Metropolis (1927) [NR]
Featuring:
Brigitte Helm, Alfred Abel, Gustav Fröhlich
Written by:
Thea von Harbou
Fritz Lang
Directed by:
Fritz Lang
Release Date:
February 6, 1927
Original Title:
Metropolis
Alternate Titles:
Giorgio Moroder Presents Metropolis
Metoroporisu
Metropolis
Metropolis - restaurierte Fassung
Metrópolis
The Complete Metropolis
Μητρόπολις
Метрополiс
Метрополис
大都會
科学世界
메트로폴리스
Genres:
Drama | Science Fiction
Production Companies:
UFA
Production Countries:
Germany
Ratings / Certifications:
AU: G BR: L DE: 6 ES: A FR: TP|12 GB: PG IE: PG IT: T NL: 12 PT: M/6 SE: 15 US: NR
Runtime: 149
There can be no understanding between the hands and the brain unless the heart acts as mediator.
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.
Sometime in the future, the city of Metropolis is home to a Utopian society where its wealthy residents live a carefree life. One of those is Freder Fredersen. One day, he spots a beautiful woman with a group of children, she and the children quickly disappear. Trying to follow her, he is horrified to find an underground world of workers who apparently run the machinery that keeps the Utopian world above ground functioning. One of the few people above ground who knows about the world below is Freder's father, John Fredersen, who is the founder and master of Metropolis. Freder learns that the woman is called Maria, who espouses the need to join the "hands" - the workers - to the "head" - those in power above - by a mediator who will act as the "heart". Freder wants to help the plight of the workers in their struggle for a better life. But when John learns of what Maria is advocating and that Freder has joined their cause, with the assistance of an old colleague. an inventor called Rotwang, who turns out to be But their nemesis goes to works towards quashing a proposed uprising, with Maria at the centre of their plan. John, unaware that Rotwang has his own agenda., makes plans that include shutting down the machines, with the prospect of unleashing total anarchy both above and below ground.
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