Metropolis (1927 film) - Wikipedia
Metropolis is a 1927 German expressionist science-fiction silent film directed by Fritz Lang and written by Thea von Harbou in collaboration with Lang [4] [5] from von Harbou's 1925 novel of the same name (which was intentionally written as a treatment). It stars Gustav Fröhlich, Alfred Abel, Rudolf Klein-Rogge, and Brigitte Helm.
Metropolis (1927) - IMDb
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.
Metropolis | Facts & Summary | Britannica
Jan 10, 2025 · Metropolis, German silent film, released in 1927, featuring director Fritz Lang’s vision of a grim futuristic society and containing some of the most impressive images in film history. (Read Lillian Gish’s 1929 Britannica essay on silent film.)
Metropolis 1927 English Version - Archive.org
In a futuristic city sharply divided between the working class and the city planners, the son of the city's mastermind falls in love with a working class...
Metropolis movie review & film summary (1927) - Roger Ebert
Mar 28, 1998 · “Metropolis” employed vast sets, 25,000 extras and astonishing special effects to create two worlds: the great city of Metropolis, with its stadiums, skyscrapers and expressways in the sky, and the subterranean workers’ city, where the clock face shows 10 hours to cram another day into the work week.
Silents are Golden: A Closer Look At: Metropolis (1927)
May 23, 2024 · It took decades, but in time Metropolis was reassessed by critics and historians and proclaimed a masterpiece, one of the silent era’s greatest achievements. Its reputation was further cemented by careful restorations, especially the 2010 “definitive” restoration using footage discovered in Argentina in 2008.
Metropolis (1927) - Greatest Films
Metropolis (1927) is a stylized, visually-compelling, melodramatic silent film set in the dystopic, 21st century city of Metropolis - a dialectical treatise on man vs. machine and class struggle. Austrian director Fritz Lang's German Expressionistic masterpiece helped to develop the science-fiction genre, with innovative imagery from ...
Metropolis - 1927 - By Fritz Lang - Overview and Analysis
"Metropolis," directed by Fritz Lang in 1927, is a monumental work in the science fiction genre and silent cinema. Set in a futuristic dystopia, it tells the story of a divided society with the elite living in opulence above ground and oppressed workers toiling below.
Metropolis (1927) Review| Plot Summary, Characters, Music and ...
Jul 11, 2024 · “Metropolis” (1927), directed by Fritz Lang, is a pioneering science fiction film that has left an indelible mark on the genre and cinematic history. This German silent film is renowned for its groundbreaking special effects, intricate set design, and its ambitious exploration of themes such as class struggle and the human condition.
Metropolis (1927) | A Cinema History
Oct 15, 2020 · As early as August 1927, the film was drastically edited in Germany to 116' in order to remove its perceived communist undertones. Further cuts to 83' were eventually ordered by the Nazis. In America, the film was also cut for the same reasons and in addition some critics had found the story unconvincing and overlong, leading to a 105' version.