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.
Production
They built a miniature city so massive it could've been its own country.
Cinematography
Every frame looks like it wants to punch you in the eyes.
Practical Effects
That robot transformation? Still more convincing than most CGI today.
Director
Fritz Lang
Gustav Fröhlich
Freder Fredersen
Brigitte Helm
Maria / The Machine Man
Alfred Abel
Johann 'Joh' Fredersen
Rudolf Klein-Rogge
C.A. Rotwang
Theodor Loos
Josaphat
Fritz Rasp
The Thin Man
Heinrich George
Grot
Fritz Alberti
Creative Human - Man Who Convinces Babel (uncredited)
Georg John
Working Man Who Causes Explosion of M-Machine (uncredited)
Margarete Lanner
Woman of Eternal Gardens / Lady in Car (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Hitler loved it so much he kept offering Lang the job of 'director of Nazi films.' Lang fled Germany that same night.
For decades, nearly a quarter of the film was considered lost until a damaged 16mm print turned up in a Buenos Aires museum in 2008.
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