Directed by Fritz Lang

Alfred Abel .... Johhan (Joh) Fredersen
Gustav Fröhlich .... Freder Fredersen
Brigitte Helm .... Maria/The Robot (AKA Futura)
Rudolf Klein-Rogge .... C.A. Rotwang
Fritz Rasp .... Slim
Theodor Loos .... Josaphat
Heinrich George .... Grot
Fritz Alberti .... Creative human(Man who convinces Babel)
Erwin Biswanger .... Georgi (No. 11811)
Beatrice Garga .... Woman of eternal garden
Heinrich Gotho .... Master of Ceremonies
Anny Hintze .... Woman of eternal garden
Georg John .... Working man who causes explosion of M-Machine
Margarete Lanner .... Lady in car/woman of eternal garden
Hanns Leo Reich .... Marinus
Olaf Storm .... Jan
Helen von Münchofen .... Woman of eternal garden
Hilde Woitscheff .... Woman of eternal garden

	Metropolis by Thea von Harbou This book is hard to find, and odds are good that you will only get it online. An independent publisher has reprinted it recently in a 75th anniversary edition, which is complete with stills from the movie and prints of posters from the 20's. The pictures, however, look as though they have been xeroxed, and the text is riddled with typos. All that said, the story is absolutely beautiful. You will not find a better written story anywhere in current literature. If you think you liked the movie, you will like the novel better.	Buy at Amazon.com
	Audio version of Thea von Harbou's Metropolis. This is supposed to be like a radio play, not a book on cassette. There is music and special effects added to the background -- other than that, I have no other description.	Buy at Amazon.com
	This is an essay I wrote in my film class about German Expressionism. It follows Metropolis' connection to the genre.	Metropolis and German Expressionism

Images from Metropolis
Metropolis and Fritz Lang
Gustav Frohlich
Kino's official Metropolis Site

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