Production
Massive futuristic sets that out-Hollywood Hollywood in '34.
Direction
Hartl's visual ambition nearly bankrupts UFA studio.
Director
Karl Hartl
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
One of the most expensive German films of its era, partially funded to showcase Nazi technological prowess abroad.
Brigitte Helm's final major film before retiring at 29—she literally fled the industry and Germany.
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