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Brigitte Helm in Metropolis (1927)

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Metropolis

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Director

  • Fritz Lang
    Fritz Lang

Writers

  • Thea von Harbou
    Thea von Harbou
    screenplay
  • Thea von Harbou
    Thea von Harbou
    novel
  • Fritz Lang
    Fritz Lang
    screenplay (uncredited)

Cast

(in credits order)
  • Alfred Abel
    Alfred Abel
    Alfred Abel
    Johann (Joh) Fredersen
  • Erwin Biswanger and Gustav Fröhlich in Metropolis (1927)
    Gustav Fröhlich
    Gustav Fröhlich
    Freder Fredersen - Joh Fredersens Sohn
  • Rudolf Klein-Rogge in Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler (1922)
    Rudolf Klein-Rogge
    Rudolf Klein-Rogge
    Erfinder C.A. Rotwang
    /The Inventor
  • Fritz Rasp
    Fritz Rasp
    Fritz Rasp
    Der Schmale
    /The Thin Man
  • Theodor Loos
    Theodor Loos
    Theodor Loos
    Josaphat
    /Joseph
  • Erwin Biswanger
    Erwin Biswanger
    11811 - Georgy
  • Heinrich George in Der Postmeister (1940)
    Heinrich George
    Heinrich George
    Grot -Wärter der Herzmaschine
    /Guardian of the Heart Machine
  • Brigitte Helm
    Brigitte Helm
    Brigitte Helm
    Maria
    /Maschinenmensch
    /The Machine Man
Rest of cast listed alphabetically
  • Fritz Alberti
    Fritz Alberti
    Fritz Alberti
    Schöpferischer Mensch
    /Creative Human
    (uncredited)
  • Grete Berger in The Student of Prague (1913)
    Grete Berger
    Grete Berger
    Arbeiterin
    /Working Woman
    (uncredited)
  • Olly Boeheim
    Olly Boeheim
    Arbeiterin
    /Working Woman
    (uncredited)
  • Max Dietze
    Max Dietze
    Arbeiter
    /Working Man
    (uncredited)
  • Ellen Frey
    Ellen Frey
    Arbeiterin
    /Working Woman
    (uncredited)
  • Beatrice Garga
    Beatrice Garga
    Frau der ewigen Gärten
    /Woman of Eternal Gardens
    (uncredited)
  • Heinrich Gotho
    Heinrich Gotho
    Heinrich Gotho
    Zermonienmeister
    /Master of Ceremonies
    (uncredited)
  • Dolly Grey
    Dolly Grey
    Dolly Grey
    Arbeiterin
    /Working Woman
    (uncredited)
  • Anny Hintze
    Anny Hintze
    Frau der ewigen Gärten
    /Woman of Eternal Gardens
    (uncredited)
  • Gottfried Huppertz
    Gottfried Huppertz
    Man Playing Violin
    (uncredited)
  • Georg John
    Georg John
    Georg John
    Arbeiter
    /Working Man Who Causes Explosion of M-Machine
    (uncredited)
  • Walter Kuehle
    Walter Kuehle
    Arbeiter
    /Working Man
    (uncredited)
  • Vera Kálmán
    Vera Kálmán
    Extra
    (uncredited)
  • Margarete Lanner
    Margarete Lanner
    Margarete Lanner
    Frau der ewigen Gärten
    /Dame im Auto
    /Woman of Eternal Gardens
    /Woman in Car
    (uncredited)
  • Rose Lichtenstein
    Rose Lichtenstein
    Rose Lichtenstein
    Arbeiterin
    /Working Woman
    (uncredited)
  • Hanns Leo Reich
    Hanns Leo Reich
    Marinus
    (uncredited)
  • Arthur Reinhardt
    Arthur Reinhardt
    Arbeiter
    /Working Man
    (uncredited)
  • Curt Siodmak
    Curt Siodmak
    Curt Siodmak
    Arbeiter
    /Working Man
    (uncredited)
  • Henrietta Siodmak
    Henrietta Siodmak
    Arbeiterin
    /Working Woman
    (uncredited)
  • Olaf Storm
    Olaf Storm
    Olaf Storm
    Jan
    (uncredited)
  • Erwin Vater
    Erwin Vater
    Arbeiter
    /Working Man
    (uncredited)
  • Rolf von Goth
    Rolf von Goth
    Rolf von Goth
    Sohn der ewigen Gärten
    /Son in Eternal Gardens
    (uncredited)
  • Helen von Münchhofen
    Helen von Münchhofen
    Frau der ewigen Gärten
    /Woman of Eternal Gardens
    (uncredited)
  • Helene Weigel
    Helene Weigel
    Arbeiterin
    /Working Woman
    (uncredited)
  • Hilde Woitscheff
    Hilde Woitscheff
    Frau der ewigen Gärten
    /Woman of Eternal Gardens
    (uncredited)

Producer

  • Erich Pommer
    Erich Pommer
    producer

Composers

  • Maximianno Cobra
    Maximianno Cobra
    composer (Metropolis Symphony)
  • James Duhamel
    James Duhamel
    composer (as Wetfish) (1999)
  • Sandro Forte
    Sandro Forte
    composer (as Wetfish) (1999)
  • Gottfried Huppertz
    Gottfried Huppertz
  • Abel Korzeniowski
    Abel Korzeniowski
    composer (2004)
  • Giorgio Moroder
    Giorgio Moroder
    composer (1984)
  • Peter Osborne
    Peter Osborne
    composer (1998)
  • Bernd Schultheis
    Bernd Schultheis
    composer (2001)
  • Benjamin Speed
    Benjamin Speed
    composer (2005/2011)
  • Vedat Örfi Bengü
    Vedat Örfi Bengü
    composer (uncredited)

Cinematographers

  • Karl Freund
    Karl Freund
  • Günther Rittau
    Günther Rittau
  • Walter Ruttmann
    Walter Ruttmann

Art Directors

  • Otto Hunte
    Otto Hunte
  • Erich Kettelhut
    Erich Kettelhut
  • Karl Vollbrecht
    Karl Vollbrecht

Costume Designer

  • Aenne Willkomm
    Aenne Willkomm

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Slatan Dudow
    Slatan Dudow
    assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

  • Otto Hunte
    Otto Hunte
    set designer
  • Erich Kettelhut
    Erich Kettelhut
    set designer
  • Walter Schulze-Mittendorff
    Walter Schulze-Mittendorff
    sculptor (as Walter Schultze-Mittendorf)
  • Karl Vollbrecht
    Karl Vollbrecht
    set designer
  • Moje Åslund
    Moje Åslund
    poster artist: Sweden
  • Boris Bilinsky
    Boris Bilinsky
    poster artist: France (uncredited)
  • József Bottlik
    József Bottlik
    poster artist: Hungary (uncredited)
  • Kurt Degen
    Kurt Degen
    poster artist (uncredited)
  • Heinz Schulz-Neudamm
    Heinz Schulz-Neudamm
    poster artist (uncredited)
  • Edgar G. Ulmer
    Edgar G. Ulmer
    set designer (uncredited)

Sound Department

  • James A. Corbett
    James A. Corbett
    layback mixer

Special Effects

  • Ernst Kunstmann
    Ernst Kunstmann
    special effects
  • Konstantin Irmen-Tschet
    Konstantin Irmen-Tschet
    special photographic effects sequences (uncredited)
  • Erich Kettelhut
    Erich Kettelhut
    trick photography (uncredited)

Visual Effects

  • Jeff Matakovich
    Jeff Matakovich
    color and opticals (1984 restoration)
  • Eugen Schüfftan
    Eugen Schüfftan
    special visual effects
  • Erich Kettelhut
    Erich Kettelhut
    painting effects (uncredited)
  • Ernst Kunstmann
    Ernst Kunstmann
    assistant compositing effects artist (uncredited)
  • Willy Muller
    Willy Muller
    model maker (uncredited)
  • Hugo O. Schulze
    Hugo O. Schulze
    assistant trick photography (uncredited)
  • Edmund Zeihfuss
    Edmund Zeihfuss
    model maker (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Karl Freund
    Karl Freund
    camera operator
  • Günther Rittau
    Günther Rittau
    camera operator (as Gunther Rittau)
  • Robert Baberske
    Robert Baberske
    assistant camera (uncredited)
  • Horst von Harbou
    Horst von Harbou
    still photographer (uncredited)

Costume Department

  • Hermann J. Kaufmann
    Hermann J. Kaufmann
    wardrobe (uncredited)

Editorial Department

  • Maximianno Cobra
    Maximianno Cobra
    post-production supervisor
  • Blake Jones
    Blake Jones
    colorist

Music Department

  • Maximianno Cobra
    Maximianno Cobra
    conductor / music producer
  • Europa Philharmonia
    Europa Philharmonia
    orchestra
  • Brian Reeves
    Brian Reeves
    mixing engineer
  • Frank Strobel
    Frank Strobel
    music editor / conductor (uncredited)
  • Otto Harzner
    Otto Harzner
    conductor: original score (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

  • Maximianno Cobra
    Maximianno Cobra
    script adaptation

Additional Crew

  • Rudi George
    Rudi George
    key production assistant (uncredited)
  • Erich Holder
    Erich Holder
    production assistant (uncredited)
  • Erich Kettelhut
    Erich Kettelhut
    technical consultant (uncredited)
  • Gustav Püttjer
    Gustav Püttjer
    production assistant (uncredited)
  • Hans Taussig
    Hans Taussig
    production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks

  • Bob Badami
    Bob Badami
    special thanks (1984 restoration)
  • Eileen Bowser
    Eileen Bowser
    special thanks (1984 restoration)
  • John Branca
    John Branca
    special thanks (1984 restoration)
  • Mark Damon
    Mark Damon
    special thanks (1984 restoration)
  • Michael Dilbeck
    Michael Dilbeck
    special thanks (1984 restoration)
  • Jere Huggins
    Jere Huggins
    special thanks (1984 restoration)
  • Dieter Kosslick
    Dieter Kosslick
    special thanks (2010 restoration)
  • Rusty Lemorande
    Rusty Lemorande
    special thanks (1984 restoration)
  • Tom Luddy
    Tom Luddy
    special thanks (1984 restoration)
  • Mike Lynskey
    Mike Lynskey
    special thanks (1984 restoration)

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