Metropolis

1927 · 148 MIN · IMDB 8.3 · 192,865 VOTES · DIR. Fritz Lang

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Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 655 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:12 More than a quarter of the film must be regarded as irretrievable, lost.
00:04:17 The way people move or are moved is always highly significant
00:08:03 A light-hearted waltz, no musical leitmotiv
00:12:22 which from now on will accompany the entrances of the young woman.
00:16:48 that feels neglected."
00:21:48 which he saw as a student in Berlin, "Great movie." Exactly the world Pökler
00:29:08 A video telephone on the wall behind.
00:37:03 - and again in an act of viewing.
00:43:05 Fredersen in right profile -
00:52:46 Lack of information is the motivation for Fredersen's departure.
01:00:06 A look into the camera, into our eyes.
01:06:49 who he himself expected from her?
01:17:44 The story of Freder, the good boy
01:25:06 In Rotwang's character Harbou and Lang merged both magic and modernity
01:30:26 In the film, a fall - "downwards, into the depth" -
01:35:47 of the monk's sermon on the Whore of Babylon
01:44:30 Instead of...
01:51:18 Again the same venues as in the beginning
01:58:35 a path for the stream when he built the City of the Workers.
02:05:58 The flying camera simulates the pressure of the explosion
02:14:07 Only when you carefully look, you see - here -
02:19:32 "Hunchback of Notre Dame". The novel had recently been filmed with Lon Chaney.
02:23:36 In Harbou's screenplay, Mary - acting on an appeal from the Workers' wives -
02:27:54 read by David Cooke, notes on the music have been provided by Rainer Fabich.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed655
Dialogue density4.4 lines / min
First line00:00:12
Final line02:27:54

Production Record

DirectorFritz Lang
LanguageGerman
Budget$5,300,000
Revenue$1,350,322
IMDb votes192,865