Freder Fredersen

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Freder Fredersen is the idealistic son of the city’s master in Fritz Lang’s 1927 science fiction film "Metropolis," who becomes a mediator between the oppressed workers and the ruling elite.

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Freder Fredersen canonical 3
Joh Fredersen 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
protagonist
adaptedFrom Metropolis (novel) by Thea von Harbou
linked to: Metropolis (novel)
allegoricalRole mediator between head and hands
ally Maria
appearsIn Metropolis
appearsInFilm Metropolis
associatedWithTheme class struggle
dehumanization of workers
industrialization
reconciliation
social justice
basedOnWork Metropolis (1925 novel)
linked to: Metropolis (novel)
characterIn silent film
characterTrait compassionate
empathetic
idealistic
countryOfOrigin Germany
creator Fritz Lang
Thea von Harbou
enemy Rotwang
false Maria
familyName Fredersen
father Joh Fredersen
fictionalUniverse Metropolis universe
filmDirectorOfWork Fritz Lang
filmGenre expressionist film
science fiction
firstAppearance Metropolis (1927 film)
gender male
givenName Freder
languageOfWork German
loveInterest Maria
medium film
narrativeFunction bridge between classes
nationalityInFiction Metropolis citizen
occupation mediator
portrayedBy Gustav Fröhlich
productionCountryOfWork Weimar Republic
residence Metropolis (city)
role mediator between workers and rulers
screenwriterOfWork Thea von Harbou
settingOfWork futuristic city
industrial dystopia
symbolizes the heart
yearOfFirstAppearance 1927

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Metropolis hasCharacter Freder Fredersen
Metropolis hasCharacter Joh Fredersen
linked to: Freder Fredersen
Maria (Metropolis) relationshipWith Freder Fredersen
subject linked to: Maria
Maria (Metropolis) romanticInterestOf Freder Fredersen
subject linked to: Maria