There can be no understanding between the hands and the brain unless the heart acts as mediator.
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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Character
Earnest, grave, epic and meticulous.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
- rawmeticulous
- sparerichly built
Who loves it, who doesn't
21 profiled raters. Loved most by The Prestige Hunters; disliked most by The Provocateurs.
Where do you stand?
Answer first; then see how everyone, and your circle, split.
“Is the world more interesting than the story?”
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“Is it too big for its own story?”
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“Is this Fritz Lang's best work?”
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A yes-or-no question, answered from what people wrote here, on TMDB and on Wikipedia. Never made up.
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Cast
- Gustav FröhlichFreder Fredersen
- Brigitte HelmMaria / The Machine Man
- Alfred AbelJohann 'Joh' Fredersen
- Rudolf Klein-RoggeC.A. Rotwang
- Theodor LoosJosaphat
- Fritz RaspThe Thin Man
- Erwin BiswangerNo. 11811 - Georgy
- Heinrich GeorgeGrot
- Fritz AlbertiCreative Human - Man Who Convinces Babel (uncredited)
- Grete BergerWorking Woman (uncredited)
Crew
- Fritz LangDirector
- Fritz LangScreenplay
- Thea von HarbouScreenplay
- Thea von HarbouNovel
- Günther RittauDirector of Photography
- Walter RuttmannDirector of Photography
- Karl FreundDirector of Photography
- Gottfried HuppertzOriginal Music Composer
- Otto HarznerOriginal Music Composer
- Fritz LangEditor
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Pairings
Companions we picked from the closest works, and how to take them.
Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
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The Odyssey 202671% alikeBoth earnest, epic, grave.
Kagemusha 198070% alikeBoth earnest, grave, epic.
Both epic, grave, earnest.
Letters from Iwo Jima 200668% alikeBoth earnest, grave, epic.
Dark City 199868% alikeBoth earnest, grave, meticulous.
Game · Both earnest, grave, epic.
Shadow of the Colossus 200576% alikeGame · Both earnest, grave, epic.
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Recommendations from TMDB. Opening one adds it to Curator Co.
