Metropolis
(1927) There can be no understanding between the hands and the brain unless the heart acts as mediator. | Released
Ratings
98%
8.1
8.3
99%
Financials
Revenue: $650,422
Budget: $1,300,000
Profit: - $-649,578
Movie Details
Tag Line: There can be no understanding between the hands and the brain unless the heart acts as mediator.
Status: Released
Average Rating: 8
Release Date: Feb 6, 1927
Rating: NR
Run Time: 2h 29m
Original Language: German
Website: -
Production Countries: Germany
Production Companies: UFA
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Synopsis
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.
Crew
| Department | Role | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Production | Producer |
Erich Pommer
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| Writing | Screenplay |
Fritz Lang
Thea von Harbou
|
| Novel |
Thea von Harbou
|
|
| Directing | Director |
Fritz Lang
|
| Assistant Director |
Slatan Dudow
|
|
| Editing | Editor |
Fritz Lang
|
| Sound | Original Music Composer |
Gottfried Huppertz
Otto Harzner
|
| Music Editor |
Frank Strobel
|
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| Conductor |
Frank Strobel
|
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| Camera | Director of Photography |
Karl Freund
Günther Rittau
Walter Ruttmann
|
| Camera Operator |
Karl Freund
Günther Rittau
|
|
| First Assistant Camera |
Robert Baberske
|
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| Assistant Camera |
Robert Baberske
|
|
| Still Photographer |
Horst von Harbou
|
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| Visual Effects | Visual Effects |
Eugen Schüfftan
|
| Costume & Make-Up | Costume Design |
Aenne Willkomm
|
| Art | Set Designer |
Edgar G. Ulmer
Karl Vollbrecht
Erich Kettelhut
Otto Hunte
|
| Art Direction |
Karl Vollbrecht
Erich Kettelhut
Otto Hunte
|
|
| Sculptor |
Walter Schulze-Mittendorff
|
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| Crew | Production Office Assistant |
Erich Kettelhut
Erich Holder
Hans Taussig
|
| Special Effects |
Konstantin Irmen-Tschet
Ernst Kunstmann
|
|
| Production Artist |
Rudi George
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| Department | Role | Name |
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