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.
The Joyless Street
Open any door in Melchior Alley, and you'll come face to face with naked misery.
In 1921, we follow two women - Marie and Grete - from the same poor Viennese neighborhood, as they try to better the lives of themselves and their families during the period of Austrian postwar hyperinflation.
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Werner Krauß Josef Geiringer
Jaro Fürth Hofrat Rumfort
Greta Garbo Greta Rumfort
Asta Nielsen Maria Lechner (Mizzi)
Agnes Esterhazy Regine
Karl Etlinger Generaldirektor Rosenow
Henry Stuart 
Einar Hanson 
Ilka Grüning 
Gregori Chmara Robert Garrison 
Alexander Murski 
Valeska Gert 
Hertha von Walther Otto Reinwald Sylvia Torff 
Loni Nest Mario Cusmich
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