Metropolis (1927)

Calificación de los usuarios:

8.4/10   

Director:

Fritz Lang

Escritores:

Thea von Harbou (screenplay)
Thea von Harbou (novel)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

13 marzo 1927 (USA)

Género:

Acción | Aventura | Drama | Fantasía | Romance | Ciencia-Ficción | Suspenso

Frase comercial:

There can be no understanding between the hands and the brain unless the heart acts as mediator.

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Worker | Future | Vision | Bible Quote | Class Conflict

Premios:

2 wins & 2 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

A fantastic movie, a must see

Reparto

Alfred Abel	...	Joh Fredersen
Gustav Fröhlich	...	Freder, Joh Fredersen's son
Rudolf Klein-Rogge	...	C. A. Rotwang, the inventor
Fritz Rasp	...	The Thin Man
Theodor Loos	...	Josaphat
Erwin Biswanger	...	11811
Heinrich George	...	Grot, the guardian of the Heart Machine
Brigitte Helm	...	Maria

También conocida como:

Metrópolis (Argentina) (Spain) [es]

Duración:

153 min | Germany:147 min (2001 restored version) | Germany:210 min (premiere cut) | Germany:80 min (Giorgio Moroder version) | Germany:93 min (re-release version) | USA:114 min (25 fps) (1927 cut version) | USA:123 min (2002 Murnau Foundation 75th aniversary restored version) | Spain:118 min (DVD edition) | USA:117 min

País:

Alemania

Idioma:

Alemán

Color:

Negro y Blanco (tinted)

Relación de Aspecto:

1.33 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby Digital (1995 restored version) | Silent (original release)

Clasificación:

Germany:12 (video rating) (re-release) | West Germany:16 (theatrical re-release) (1962) | Germany:18 (original rating) (1927) | Germany:o.Al. (DVD re-rating) | Iceland:L | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Canada:G | Chile:TE | Norway:12 (1986) | Peru:PT | Portugal:17 (original rating) | Portugal:M/6 (DVD rating) | South Korea:12 (DVD rating) | Spain:T (DVD rating) | Sweden:11 (re-release) | Sweden:15 (original rating) | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating)

Locaciones de Filmación:

Berlin, Germany

Compañía:

Universum Film (UFA)

Trivialidades:

Reportedly one of Adolf Hitler's favorite films.

Errores:

Continuidad: When Fredersen and Rotwang leave Rotwang's laboratory to observe Maria's secret meeting, they descend a spiral staircase that spirals clockwise. When they reach the bottom of the stairs, they are seen descending a spiral staircase that spirals counterclockwise. This is repeated when Freder uses the same staircase later in the film.

Citas:

Maria: "We shall build a tower that will reach to the stars!" Having conceived Babel, yet unable to build it themselves, they had thousands to build it for them. But those who toiled knew nothing of the dreams of those who planned. And the minds that planned the Tower of Babel cared nothing for the workers who built it...

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in Interview with Chris Petit and Keith Griffiths (2008) (V)

Banda de Sonido:

Blood from a Stone

A fantastic movie, a must see

I was shocked to find myself riveted to this movie. This is without a doubt the best sci-fi movie I've ever seen! Let me explain my position. We have all seen modern sci-fi movies, and argued over which is the best ever made, but those film makers have high speed film and computers. Imagine trying to make a movie today with only the tools available to Fritz Lang in 1925, and even if you used a modern camcorder it would be nigh impossible! This is a must see for all persons interested in the history of film, as well as just good fun for everyone. The social metaphores as well as the religious and philosophical double meanings are a sight to behold.