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A Balasaur Score of 88 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 97%, Metacritic 98/100. Critics rate it 16 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 95% of the 137 1920s drama movies in this catalog. Streaming on Tubi.
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.
Ratings
IMDb8.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes97%
Metacritic98/100
Critics rate it 16 points higher than audiences do.
3,191 audience votes
Key crew
- Fritz LangDirector
- Gottfried HuppertzOriginal Music Composer
- Fritz LangScreenplay
- Thea von HarbouScreenplay
- Otto HarznerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Gustav FröhlichFreder Fredersen
- Brigitte HelmMaria / The Machine Man
- Alfred AbelJohann 'Joh' Fredersen
- Rudolf Klein-RoggeC.A. Rotwang
- Theodor LoosJosaphat
- Fritz RaspThe Thin Man
- Erwin BiswangerNo. 11811 - Georgy
- Heinrich GeorgeGrot
- Fritz AlbertiCreative Human - Man Who Convinces Babel (uncredited)
- Grete BergerWorking Woman (uncredited)
- Olly BoeheimWorking Woman (uncredited)
- Heinrich GothoMaster of Ceremonies (uncredited)
Stills
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Themes
futuremetropolisclass societyman vs machineunderground worldtower of babelbased on novel or bookinventordystopiadeliriummad scientistprophet
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