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Metropolis (1927 film) Metropolis. (1927 film) Metropolis is a 1927 German expressionist science-fiction silent film directed by Fritz Lang and written by Thea von Harbou in collaboration with Lang [6] [7] from von Harbou's 1925 novel of the same name (which was intentionally written as a treatment ).
- Brigitte Helm
Brigitte Helm (born Brigitte Gisela Eva Schittenhelm, 17...
- 2001 Film
Production. Osamu Tezuka had originally derived inspiration...
- Maschinenmensch
The Maschinenmensch (literally 'machine-human' in German) is...
- Heinrich George
Early life. George was born in Pomerania to August Friedrich...
- Theodor Loos
Theodor August Konrad Loos (18 May 1883 – 27 June 1954) was...
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Fritz Lang's Metropolis cinematic visions of technology and...
- Schüfftan Process
The Schüfftan process is a special effect in filmmaking...
- Science-Fiction
Science fiction (or sci-fi or SF) is a film genre that uses...
- Karl Freund
Karl W. Freund, A.S.C. (January 16, 1890 – May 3, 1969) was...
- Brigitte Helm
Friedrich Christian Anton Lang ( German: [ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈkʁɪsti̯an ˈantɔn laŋ]; December 5, 1890 – August 2, 1976), better known as Fritz Lang ( [fʁɪt͡s laŋ] ), was an Austrian film director, screenwriter, and producer who worked in Germany and later the United States. [2] One of the best-known émigrés from Germany's school of ...
- 1910–1976
- August 2, 1976 (aged 85), Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
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Mar 20, 2024 · Fritz Lang, Austrian-born American motion-picture director whose films, dealing with fate and people’s inevitable working out of their destinies, are considered masterpieces of visual composition and expressionistic suspense. His most notable movies included Metropolis (1927), M (1931), and The Big Heat (1953).
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Feb 20, 2024 · Metropolis, German silent film, released in 1927, featuring director Fritz Lang ’s vision of a grim futuristic society and containing some of the most impressive images in film history. (Read Lillian Gish’s 1929 Britannica essay on silent film.) Metropolis. Brigitte Helm in Metropolis (1927), directed by Fritz Lang. Metropolis.
- Lee Pfeiffer
Metropolis: Directed by Fritz Lang. With Alfred Abel, Gustav Fröhlich, Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Fritz Rasp. In a futuristic city sharply divided between the working class and the city planners, the son of the city's mastermind falls in love with a working-class prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.
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Dec 2, 2008 · Biography: Fritz Lang. (b. Vienna 1890 – d. Beverly Hills 1976) Director. One of the most renown and accomplished directors of the 20th century, Lang’s exceptional career began as scriptwriter ...
Mar 28, 1998 · Metropolis. Stirred by the visionary power of " Dark City ," I revisited Fritz Lang 's "Metropolis" and once again fell under its eerie spell. The movie has a plot that defies common sense, but its very discontinuity is a strength. It makes "Metropolis" hallucinatory--a nightmare without the reassurance of a steadying story line.
