Metropolis (1927)

In a futuristic metropolis, the working class toils tirelessly at machines that slowly turn them into robots. Meanwhile, the ruling class indulges in lavish luxuries in a towering skyscraper. A leader of the oppressed, Maria, awakens the consciousness of Freder, the son of the city's powerful ruler, with her belief that "all men are brothers." He secretly ventures out to witness the dire conditions of the lower class and becomes disillusioned after seeing the dire reality of their lives. Meanwhile, his father, Fredersen, enlists the help of a mad scientist, Rotwang, to create a robotic version of Maria to incite the workers to violence, providing an excuse for the ruling class to eliminate them.

Books on Metropolis

		Daniel Kothenschulte Die Zukunftsruine, Metropolis 2010 - Fritz Langs restaurierter Klassiker Köln, 2010

		Enno Patalas Metropolis in/aus Trümmern, Eine Filmgeschichte Berlin, 2001

		Thomas Elsaesser Metropolis London, 2000

		Michael Minden and Holger Bachmann (editors) Fritz Lang's Metropolis, Cinematic Visions of Technology and Fear Rochester, NY, 2000

		Guntram Geser Fritz Lang - Metropolis und die Frau im Mond, Zukunftsfilm und Zukunftstechnik in der Stabilisierungszeit der Weimarer Republik Meitingen, 1996

		Metropolis Berlin, 1992

Books with substantial mentioning of Metropolis

		National Film Theatre Fifty famous films, 1915-1945 [London], [[between 1945 and 1960]

		Hans Helmut Prinzler Licht und Schatten, Die grossen Stumm- und Tonfilme der Weimarer Republik München; Berlin, 2012

		David Thomson Have you seen?, A personal introduction to 1,000 films New York, 2008

		Brian J. Robb Silent cinema Harpenden, Herts, 2007

		John Howard Reid These Movies Won No Hollywood Awards, A Film-Lover's Guide to the Best of the Rest 2005

		Roger Ebert The Great Movies 2003

		Tom Pendergast, Sara Pendergast (eds.) International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, 1. Films Detroit/New York/San Francisco/London/Boston/Woodbridge, CT, 2000

		Peter W. Engelmeier (ed.) Icons of film, The 20th century Munich; New York, 2000

		Tom Gunning The films of Fritz Lang, Allegories of vision and modernity London, 2000

		Robert K. Klepper Silent Films, 1877-1996, A Critical Guide to 646 Movies Jefferson, North Carolina and London, 1999

		Neil Sinyard Classic Movies London, 1993

		Günther Dahlke Deutsche Spielfilme von dem Anfängen bis 1933, Ein Filmführer Berlin, 1988

		Ann Lloyd (ed.) Movies of the Silent Years London, 1985

		Stanley Hochman (editor) From Quasimodo to Scarlett O'Hara, A National Board of Review Anthology 1920 - 1940 New York, 1982

		Chris Steinbrunner and Burt Goldblatt Cinema of the Fantastic New York, 1972

Books related to Metropolis

Thea von Harbou
Metropolis
Berlin, 1926

Books with an entry on Metropolis

		Robert C. Reimer, Carol J. Reimer Historical Dictionary of German Cinema Lanham, Maryland, Toronto, Plymouth, UK, 2008

		Robert B. Connelly The Motion Picture Guide, Silent Film 1910-1936 Chicago, 1986

Articles on Metropolis

Chris Fujiwara, A tale of two cities, Metropolis lives!, in: Filmcomment, nr. 3 (May/June), 2010 pp. 54-55

Alex McAuley, Savior of the Working Man: Promethean Allusions in Fritz Lang's Metropolis (1927), in: Monica S. Cyrino and Meredith E. Safran (eds.), Classical myth on screen, New York, 2015

Michael Töteberg, Der Turmbau zu Babelsberg, Fritz Langs "Metropolis", in: Hans-Michael Bock und Michael Töteberg (Hg.), Das Ufa-Buch, Frankfurt am Main, 1992

Jens Hinrichsen, Wege aus dem Paradies, Die "Stadt der Söhne" in Fritz Langs "Metropolis", in: Filmdienst, nr. 2, 2010 pp. 10-12

Esther Buss, Ein Bilderreservoir, "Metropolis" - eine endlose Referenzkette, in: Filmdienst, nr. 2, 2010 pp. 13

Volker Baer, In der toten Stadt, Ein Blick auf Schauplätze in "Metropolis", in: Filmdienst, nr. 4, 2010 pp. 16-17

Rudolf Worschech, Zwischen gestern und morgen, Die Metropolis-Story, in: epd Film, nr. 2, 2010 pp. 28-32

Jens Hinrichsen, Phönix aus der Schmalfilmdose, "Metropolis" ist (fast) keine ruine mehr. Eine Uraufführungskritik, in: Filmdienst, nr. 5 (4. März), 2010 pp. 44-45

Helmut G. Asper, Moderne Zauberer, Kameratricks und Spezialeffekte bei "Metropolis", in: Filmdienst, nr. 7 (1. April), 2010 pp. 14-15

Josef Nagel, Wanderer zwischen den Welten, Der Dirigent Frank Strobel - und die neue Verion von "Metropolis", in: Filmdienst, nr. 3 (4. Februar), 2010 pp. 60-63

Rudolf Worschech, Wem gehört Metropolis?, in: epd Film, nr. 1, 2011 pp. 5