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Metropolis

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Metropolis
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NR,1hr 55min
Genres:
Sci-Fi,Drama
Released:
March 13, 1927
Director:
Fritz Lang
Distributor:
Paramount Pictures
Starring:
Alfred Abel, Gustav Froehlich, Rudolf Klein-Rogge  ...more
Synopsis: The biggest-budgeted movie ever produced at Germany's UFA, Fritz Lang's gargantuan Metropolis consumed resources that would have yielded upwards of 20 conventional features, more than half the studio's entire annual production budget. And if it didn't make a profit at the time -- indeed, it nearly bankrupted the studio -- the film added an indelible array of images and ideas to cinema, and has endured across the many decades since its release. Metropolis had many sources of inspiration, including ... Full Synopsis
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Dan Jardine
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Set around the apocalyptic year of 2000, Metropolis has had a seminal influence on science fiction and futuristic movies as diverse as The Bride of Frankenstein, Blade Runner, and Dark City. Featuring literally a cast of thousands, Metropolis creates a reality so complex and artistically unified the viewer gets swept away to this future world. Director Fritz Lang's surreal and occasionally incomprehensible ... Full Review
Featured Cast
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Alfred Abel
Joh Fredersen
Gustav Froehlich
Freder
Rudolf Klein-Rogge
Rotwang
Theodor Loos
Josaphat/Joseph
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