Metropolis is a 1927 German science fiction film, directed by Fritz Lang (Austrian). The running time for the film is 153 minutes and is in black and white with no actor dialogue (silent film). Fritz Lang was born in 1890 in Vienna, Austria and had a long 41 year career in film directing and production. Some of his work includes M (1931), A Journey to the Lost City (1960) and Fury (1936). He is known to have always included a shot of his hand in his films; to make his protagonists 'hateful, violent but ultimately sympathetic figures' and to make his films dark (in tone and colour).
Fritz Lang's Biography on IMDb
Metropolis was an influential film for the time as it was set in the future! Back in the 1920s, there was said to be the 'Second Industrial Revolution' which involved making factories more advanced and processes easier and more efficient. Some of this technology was futuristic and Metropolis shows what the future may yet hold for technology (and is one of the only films of its time that does so). Metropolis has also 'paved the way' for many other films to use for 'what the future is' and futuristic concepts; a good example of this is that C3PO in Star Wars is heavily based on the Machine-man in looks (both metal, human based robots in the future that are extremely similar). The film was received so well that it is regarded as an 'Epic movie' and is influential (even 80 years on too).
Popular films that have been related to this are 'The Matrix'; 'Blade Runner; and even Star Wars have been affiliated to it.
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