Metropolis|

Collection: Totalitarian Worlds Script: Thea von Harbou, Fritz Lang Genre: Sci-fi Cast: Alfred Abel, Gustav Fröhlich, Brigitte Helm Synopsis: 1984 musical version by the father of Italo disco, Giorgio Moroder, of the German expressionist classic about an upper-class man, son of the man who controls the city, who discovers the harsh working conditions of the laborers after falling in love with Maria, a young woman of humble origin, venerated by the lower classes. Synopsis: Music version from Italo-disco father, Giorgio Moroder released in 1984. In a futuristic city sharply divided between the working class and the city planners, the son of the city's mastermind falls in love with a working-class prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.