06 Feb 1927
Metropolis
In a futuristic city sharply divided between the rich and the poor, the son of the city's mastermind meets a prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.
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Walter Rilla 
Hertha von Walther 
Hans Adalbert Schlettow 
Margarete Kupfer 
Julius Falkenstein 
Mikhail Rasumny Mabel Hariot Nicolai von Roessel
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