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MPAA RATING: Not Rated
Starring Alfred Abel, Gustav Fröhlich, Brigitte Helm, Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Fritz Rasp, Theodor Loos, and Heinrich George
Possibly the crowning achievement of silent cinema, Fritz Lang's 1927 blockbuster fuses the frenetic storytelling of twenties pulp fiction with Lang's personal fascination with the darker side of human nature. (Kino International)
| GENRE(S): | Sci-fi |
| WRITTEN BY: |
Fritz Lang
Thea von Harbou (also novel) |
| DIRECTED BY: | Fritz Lang |
| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: June 30, 1998 Video: December 1, 1997 Theatrical: July 12, 2002 |
| RUNNING TIME: | 120 minutes, B/W |
| ORIGIN: | Germany |
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The average user rating for this movie is 7.6 (out of 10) based on 29 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Savith I gave it a9:
This film is almost like a novel, the viewer has to put a great deal of effort into understanding the text. What's necessary is the ability to transport oneself to the era in which this picture was created, and understand both the historical and technical bacground to science-fiction filmaking as well as contemporary political, economic, and social issues.
Janice.L gave it a6:
Theres a really deep and meaningful meaning if you look deep enough into the movie...but somehow,the movie is a bit silly a certain parts though.
Carey F. gave it a10:
Anyone who has any sense of movie history has to view this for what it is--probably the most influential movie ever. Dr. Strangelove, Star Wars (3CPO), any movie with a mad scientist in it. They all copied (with reverence) from this one. I had been looking forward to this restoration, and I was not disappointed. It looked as if it was filmed recently, not 75 years ago.
Yoon C. gave it an 8:
This movie has 3 genuinely great scenes. When the factory takes on the semblance of Moloch, the awakening of the robot woman, and the greatest of all(and still ahead of its time)the tale of the Tower of Babel. Much of the rest is silly, ridiculous, or worse though there are some impressive expressionistic flourishes throughout. A landmark movie, one of the most influential and revolutionary sci-fi films ever, but far far from perfect. Indeed, quite often laughable or just plain boring.
Al the movie watcher gave it a 10:
So great. This is what movies are about. The effects are amazing and the story is timeless if a little bit romanticized. The more I watch classic movies, the more I see modern ones as cheap ripoffs. Modern audiences have been ruined by big studios feeding them trash. Unfortunate but true. Make sure you see the new restored version!
Matt gave it a 9:
I think you guys are just prejudice because it is old. I used to be like that. But I've since passed that stage of my childhood. I agree, this movie isnt perfect, but think that this was made a long time ago. Compare it to other movies from the same time. It blows them out of the water. Much better than Cowboys Vs. the Aliens.
Matt B. gave it a 9:
I dearly love this movie, it is a shame large chunks of it are lost; unfortunaltely the studio hired a hack to re-cut the movie, there are no known prints of the original. Archivists have done their best to reassemble it as best they could but unfortunately the movie as Fritz Lang created it is lost forever. My ONLY reason for not giving it a 100 is it is an imperfect recreation of the original. Great that the remaining original material has been cleaned up at last. A case in point for the necessity of preserving film as a cultural legacy.
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