Metropolis (1927)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:film
gptkbp:author gptkb:Thea_von_Harbou
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:UNESCO_Memory_of_the_World_(2001)
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:Metropolis_(novel)
gptkbp:budget 5 million Reichsmarks
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:Günther_Rittau
gptkb:Karl_Freund
gptkb:Walter_Ruttmann
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Gottfried_Huppertz
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:director gptkb:Fritz_Lang
gptkbp:filmStatus public domain
gptkbp:format 35 mm
gptkbp:genre gptkb:science_fiction
expressionist film
dystopian film
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Metropolis (1927)
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Star_Wars
gptkb:Brazil_(film)
gptkb:Blade_Runner
gptkb:The_Matrix
gptkbp:language Silent film
gptkbp:notableCharacter gptkb:Joh_Fredersen
gptkb:Rotwang
gptkb:Maria
Freder
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:visual_effects
gptkb:German_Expressionism
gptkb:robot_character_Maria
influence on science fiction cinema
iconic cityscape design
robot Maria design
gptkbp:notableScene flooding of the workers' city
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:cultural_heritage
gptkbp:producer gptkb:Erich_Pommer
gptkbp:productionCompany gptkb:UFA
gptkbp:releaseDate 1927-01-10
gptkbp:restored multiple versions exist
gptkbp:runtime 153 minutes (original cut)
gptkbp:screenwriter gptkb:Thea_von_Harbou
gptkbp:setting futuristic urban dystopia
gptkbp:star gptkb:Alfred_Abel
gptkb:Brigitte_Helm
gptkb:Gustav_Fröhlich
gptkb:Rudolf_Klein-Rogge
gptkbp:theme revolutionary
class struggle
mediation between classes
technology and humanity
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:German_Expressionist_Cinema
gptkb:The_Film_Detective
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7