Metropolis

Metropolis is a silent film directed by Fritz Lang. Set in a futuristic dystopian city, it tells the story of Freder, the son of the city's ruler, who falls in love with Maria, a prophet from the working class. The film explores themes of class struggle, love, and the quest for a mediator who can reconcile the divide.

• It's the first full-length feature film in the science fiction genre.
• The movie took over 17 months and 5 million Reichsmarks to make.
• Around 37,000 extras were used in the film.
• Director Fritz Lang’s wife Thea von Harbou wrote the screenplay.
• The original cut of the film ran for 153 minutes.

• There can be no understanding between the hand and the brain unless the heart acts as mediator.
• We shall build a tower that will reach to the stars!
• Head and hands need a mediator. The mediator between head and hands must be the heart!
• The mediator between head and hands must be the heart!
• Isn't it worth the loss of a hand to have created the man of the future, the Machine-Man?