Metropolis is a movie directed by Fritz Lang in 1927 and based on the book of the same name by Thea von Harbou, first published in 1925. The movie features Gustav Fröhlich, Brigitte Helm, Alfred Abel, Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Fritz Rasp, Theodor Loos, and others.
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Storyline
In the future, in the Million-acre city of Metropolis, wealthy industrialists and business magnates and their top employees reign from 50 to 1,000-story skyscrapers, while underground-dwelling workers toil to operate the great machines that power the city. Maria and the children are ushered away, but Freder, fascinated, goes to the lower levels to find her.
Movie vs Book
Year
1927
Minutes
153
Movie Rate
8.30
Source: IMDb
Year
1925
Pages
236
Book Rate
7.22
S: Goodreads
Book
Metropolis
Author: Thea von Harbou
Country: Germany
First published in: 1925
Length: 236 pages
Genre: Fiction
User polls & recommendations
“The graphic novel is a great form that can be used to marry the book format with the movie.”
MELVIN VAN PEEBLES (Actor)
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