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Released
1927 · FILM

Metropolis

A privileged heir ventures into the subterranean slums of Metropolis to rescue a revolutionary activist, igniting a clash between the ruling elite’s towering citadels and the oppressed workers who power their empire.

“There can be no understanding between the hands and the brain unless the heart acts as mediator.”

Directed by
Fritz Lang, Slatan Dudow
Written by
Thea Von Harbou, Fritz Lang
Rated
MPA · Not Rated
Color
Black & White
Runtime
150 min
Language
DE
DramaSci-Fi

Synopsis

Set in a futuristic city marked by a stark divide between the wealthy and the impoverished, the story follows the son of the city's ruling genius as he encounters a prophet who foretells the arrival of a savior destined to bridge the gap between the two classes.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 92+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Maximianno CobraShot by Karl FreundScored by Gottfried HuppertzCostumes by Aenne Willkomm

Box Office

1927 · Box office

📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.3× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$1.4M

Budget$5.3M
Worldwide gross$1.4M
break-even (2.5×)

Re-release box office

20109 theaters
$777K($1.2M today)
20071 theaters
$43K($69K today)
20037 theaters
$101K($181K today)
20028 theaters
$859K($1.6M today)
Total re-release
$1.8M

Domestic gross earned in theatrical re-release, by year · adjusted for inflation

Full synopsis

Versions & cuts

  • 2010 restored· 144 min · 2010
  • 2001 Murnau Foundation 75th anniversary restored· 118 min · 2001
  • 1984 Giorgio Moroder· 83 min · 1984
  • 1927 cut· 114 min · 1927
  • re-release· 93 min

Also known as

  • Metrópolises
Release dates around the world4 countries · show
  • GermanyJan 10, 1927
  • FranceFeb 6, 1927
  • HungaryFeb 17, 1927
  • NorwayFeb 28, 1927

Companies

ProductionUniversum Film (UFA)

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