Metropolis
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Metropolis is a landmark 1927 German expressionist science-fiction film directed by Fritz Lang, renowned for its pioneering special effects and dystopian vision of a futuristic urban society.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Metropolis canonical | 17 |
| Metropolis (1927 film screenplay) | 1 |
| Metropolis (1927 film) | 1 |
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German Expressionist film
ⓘ
film ⓘ science fiction film ⓘ silent film ⓘ |
| artDirector |
Erich Kettelhut
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Karl Vollbrecht NERFINISHED ⓘ Otto Hunte ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Thea von Harbou ⓘ |
| basedOn | Metropolis (novel) ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy |
Günther Rittau
ⓘ
Karl Freund ⓘ Walter Ruttmann ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black-and-white ⓘ |
| composer | Gottfried Huppertz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| director | Fritz Lang ⓘ |
| distributor | UFA ⓘ |
| features | robotic double of Maria ⓘ |
| filmMovement |
Expressionism
ⓘ
surface form:
German Expressionism
|
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
dystopian film ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Freder Fredersen
ⓘ
Freder Fredersen ⓘ
surface form:
Joh Fredersen
Maria ⓘ Rotwang ⓘ |
| influenced |
Blade Runner
ⓘ
Brazil (1985 film) ⓘ Dark City ⓘ
surface form:
Dark City (1998 film)
|
| notableFor |
depiction of class struggle
ⓘ
influential production design ⓘ pioneering special effects ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1927-01-10 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Berlin ⓘ |
| producer | Erich Pommer ⓘ |
| productionCompany | UFA ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1927 ⓘ |
| registryInclusion |
National Film Registry
ⓘ
surface form:
National Film Registry (United States)
Memory of the World International Register ⓘ
surface form:
UNESCO Memory of the World Register
|
| restoredVersionRuntime | approximately 148 minutes ⓘ |
| runtime | original cut over 150 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Fritz Lang
ⓘ
Thea von Harbou ⓘ |
| setDesigner |
Erich Kettelhut
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Karl Vollbrecht NERFINISHED ⓘ Otto Hunte ⓘ |
| setting |
fictional city of Metropolis
ⓘ
futuristic urban dystopia ⓘ |
| sound | silent with musical score ⓘ |
| stars |
Alfred Abel
ⓘ
Brigitte Helm ⓘ Gustav Fröhlich NERFINISHED ⓘ Rudolf Klein-Rogge ⓘ |
| theme |
class conflict
ⓘ
industrialization ⓘ mediation between classes ⓘ technology and humanity ⓘ |
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Metropolis (1927 film screenplay)
this entity surface form:
Metropolis (1927 film)
subject surface form:
Fritz Lang
subject surface form:
Silent film