Metropolis (1927) - IMDb
Metropolis: Directed by Fritz Lang. With Alfred Abel, Gustav Fröhlich, Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Fritz Rasp. 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 prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.
Metropolis (1927) - Plot - IMDb
In the pioneering science fiction feature film, Metropolis tells the story of man and machines living alongside one another, whether one rules the other or enslaves the other no one can truly know for sure: unless you live in the privileged The Tower of Babel.
Fritz Lang - IMDb
Fritz Lang. Actor: Contempt. Fritz Lang was born in Vienna, Austria, in 1890. His father managed a construction company. His mother, Pauline Schlesinger, was Jewish but converted to Catholicism when Lang was ten. After high school, he enrolled briefly at the Technische Hochschule Wien and then started to train as a painter.
Metropolis (1927) - User reviews - IMDb
Fritz Lang gave what is arguably the most important film of the silent era with Metropolis. It was the first ever science-fiction feature film when it was made in 1927, and what's also notable is that the film remained partially lost for many years.
Metropolis (1927) - Trivia - IMDb
Goebbels told him "Mr. Lang, we decide who is Jewish and who is not." Lang left for Paris that very night. Fritz Lang wanted 4,000 bald extras for the Tower of Babel sequence, but Erich Pommer could only find 1,000 willing to shave their heads.
Metropolis (1927) - Full Cast & Crew - IMDb
Metropolis (1927) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Metropolis (1927) - Alternate versions - IMDb
The original premiere version (Fritz Lang's director's cut) ran approximately 3½ hours. This version was considered lost for 80 years.
Fritz Lang - Biography - IMDb
Fritz Lang was born in Vienna, Austria, in 1890. His father managed a construction company. His mother, Pauline Schlesinger, was Jewish but converted to Catholicism when Lang was ten. After high school, he enrolled briefly at the Technische Hochschule Wien …
Metropolis (1927) - FAQ - IMDb
The story goes that Thea von Harbou and her husband, Fritz Lang, also the director of Metropolis, collaborated in 1924 to write the screenplay. Two years later, the story was serialized by von Harbou. From screenplay to serial to movie seems to be the correct sequence.
Watch: 1984 Restoration Of Fritz Lang's 'Metropolis' With ... - IMDb
One of the most staggering examples of using practical effects to bring a new and strange world to life remains Fritz Lang’s landmark and iconic “Metropolis.” In 1984, the synth pioneer Giorgio Moroder used his cultural cachet to produce a controversial new version of Lang’s film.
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