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040 _cUofM
041 _jEnglish, French, Spanish
100 _aFritz Lang
245 0 _aMetropolis
260 _a1927
300 _aDVD
306 _a124m
520 _aSometime in the future, the city of Metropolis is home to a Utopian society where its wealthy residents live a carefree life. One of those is Freder Fredersen. One day, he spots a beautiful woman with a group of children, she and the children who quickly disappear. Trying to follow her, he, oblivious to such, is horrified to find an underground world of workers, apparently who run the machinery which keeps the above ground Utopian world functioning. One of the few people above ground who knows about the world below is Freder's father, Joh Fredersen, who is the founder and master of Metropolis. Freder learns that the woman is Maria, who espouses the need to join the "hands" - the workers - to the "head" - those in power above - by a mediator or the "heart". Freder wants to help the plight of the workers in the want for a better life. But when Joh learns of what Maria is espousing and that Freder is joining their cause... Black and White Film
655 _aDrama, Sci-Fi
856 _uhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0017136/
942 _cDVD
999 _c262
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