Philosophy and Film: T8
Metropolis: The Facts Originally Released: 1927 Restored Version Released: 2010 Directed and Filmed: Fritz Lang Starred: Brigitte Helm, Gustav Fröhlich, Alfred Abel and Rudolf Klein-Rogge School: German Expressionism Setting: 2026
Metropolis: Who's Who? Freder the film's hero the son of Joh the love interest of Maria switches places with Georgy
Metropolis: Who's Who? Joh Metropolis' big cheese the workers' main antagonist married to (the now deceased) Hel
Metropolis: Who's Who? Josaphat originally one of Joh's lackeys but fired by him stopped from committing suicide by Freder is later wounded in an attempt to save Freder
Metropolis: Who's Who? The Thin Man employed by Joh to trail Freder intercepts Georgy fights with Josaphat
Metropolis: Who's Who? Rotwang nominally an ally of Joh but in love with Hel the very model of a modern mad scientist kidnaps and replaces Maria aims to discredit Freder and take over Metropolis
Metropolis: Who's Who? Maria the love interest of Freder prophesizes the reconciliation of the workers and their rulers kidnapped by Rotweng and replaced by Mariabot
Metropolis: Who's Who? Mariabot created by Rotwang to replace Maria and undermine the workers' movement by urging open rebellion burnt by the workers after their children nearly drown
Metropolis: What's What The Catacombs the underground retreat of the workers the plans to the catacombs are found by Rotweng the location of Maria's prophecy
Metropolis: What's What The Yoshiwara Nightclub the night club which Georgy visits after switching places with Freder a pretty swinging place
Metropolis: What's What The Heart Machine the central power source of Metropolis destroyed by the workers under the influence of Mariabot
Metropolis: The Payoff 1 Part 1 the workers' quarters flood as a result of the destruction of the Heart Machine Maria saves the children of the workers from drowning
Metropolis: The Payoff 2 Part 2 Freder fights and kills Rotweng Freder becomes the mediator between the workers and their rulers