In a futuristic city sharply divided between the rich and the poor, the son of the city's mastermind meets a prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.
Cast
Gustav Fröhlich
Freder Fredersen
Brigitte Helm
Maria / The Machine Man
Alfred Abel
Johann 'Joh' Fredersen
Rudolf Klein-Rogge
C.A. Rotwang
Theodor Loos
Josaphat
Fritz Rasp
The Thin Man
Erwin Biswanger
No. 11811 - Georgy
Heinrich George
Grot
Fritz Alberti
Creative Human - Man Who Convinces Babel (uncredited)
Grete Berger
Working Woman (uncredited)
Olly Boeheim
Working Woman (uncredited)
Heinrich Gotho
Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
Gottfried Huppertz
Man Playing Violin (uncredited)
Georg John
Working Man Who Causes Explosion of M-Machine (uncredited)
Margarete Lanner
Woman of Eternal Gardens / Lady in Car (uncredited)
Rose Lichtenstein
Working Woman (uncredited)
Hanns Leo Reich
Marinus (uncredited)
Arthur Reinhardt
Working Man (uncredited)
Curt Siodmak
Working Man (uncredited)
Henrietta Siodmak
Working Woman (uncredited)
Olaf Storm
Jan (uncredited)
Rolf von Goth
Son in Eternal Gardens (uncredited)
Helen von Münchofen
Woman of Eternal Gardens (uncredited)
Helene Weigel
Working Woman (uncredited)
Crew
Fritz Lang
Director, Screenplay, Editor
Thea von Harbou
Screenplay, Novel
Günther Rittau
Director of Photography, Camera Operator
Walter Ruttmann
Director of Photography
Karl Freund
Director of Photography, Camera Operator
Slatan Dudow
Assistant Director
Erich Pommer
Producer
Robert Baberske
Assistant Camera, First Assistant Camera
Aenne Willkomm
Costume Design
Ernst Kunstmann
Special Effects
Konstantin Irmen-Tschet
Special Effects
Eugen Schüfftan
Visual Effects
Gottfried Huppertz
Original Music Composer
Otto Harzner
Original Music Composer
Frank Strobel
Music Editor, Conductor
Edgar G. Ulmer
Set Designer
Erich Kettelhut
Set Designer, Production Office Assistant, Art Direction
Karl Vollbrecht
Set Designer, Art Direction
Otto Hunte
Set Designer, Art Direction
Horst von Harbou
Still Photographer
Erich Holder
Production Office Assistant
Walter Schulze-Mittendorff
Sculptor
Rudi George
Production Artist
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