Content Warnings
Overall Severity: 🟡 45/100
Total warning time: 11m
Sex/Nudity: 🟢 20/100 (2m)
- 🟡 30/100 Dancers in revealing costumes perform in a nightclub scene.
Drug Use: 🟢 0/100 (0s)
Violence: 🟡 60/100 (9m)
- 🔴 70/100 A worker is crushed by machinery in a factory accident.
- 🔴 80/100 A riot breaks out, with workers destroying machinery and clashing with authorities.
- 🟡 50/100 A character is burned at the stake in a symbolic scene.
Strong Language: 🟢 0/100 (0s)
Details for Metropolis (1927)
Who directed the 1927 silent film Metropolis?
Metropolis was directed by Fritz Lang.
What is the main theme of Metropolis (1927)?
The main theme of Metropolis revolves around class struggle, industrialization, and the relationship between workers and the ruling elite in a futuristic city.
Who plays the dual roles of Maria and the robot in Metropolis?
Brigitte Helm plays both Maria, the compassionate advocate for the workers, and the robot created to impersonate her.
What is the significance of the character Freder in Metropolis?
Freder, played by Gustav Fröhlich, is the son of the city's ruler, Joh Fredersen (Alfred Abel). He becomes a mediator between the workers and the elite after witnessing the harsh conditions of the workers.
Who plays the antagonist in Metropolis (1927)?
Rudolf Klein-Rogge plays the antagonist, Rotwang, a mad scientist who creates the robot and seeks revenge against Joh Fredersen.
