Metropolis (1927)

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Genres:

Classics | Sci-Fi | World Cinema

Languages:

Silent Film

Reviews:

1 reviews

Released:

01 January 2008

Format:

DVD

Staring

Director

Fritz Lang

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David from Dublin, 12 Jun 2008

I can't really describe this movie well enough. It has a powerful heart to it, a feeling of real epicness, yet a soft look at the humanity involved. It starts well, but gets a little over the top towards the end, but still worth a good look.

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What's it about....

Set around the year 2000, a mammoth city is ruled by the super-efficient industrialist Jon Fredersen (Alfred Abel) and, on the surface, appears to be a utopian dream with wealthy inhabitants living in palatial apartments set in colossal glass and concrete spires. But underground it's a different story - armies of slaves work gruelling shifts to maintain the luxurious lifestyles of their masters. The workers, a subhuman species of sluggish creatures are led by the "saintly"...

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