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.

Cast & crew

Fritz Lang

Director

Gustav Fröhlich

Freder Fredersen

Brigitte Helm

Maria / The Machine Man

Alfred Abel

Johann 'Joh' Fredersen

Rudolf Klein-Rogge

C.A. Rotwang

Theodor Loos

Josaphat

Fritz Rasp

The Thin Man

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Erwin Biswanger

No. 11811 - Georgy

Heinrich George

Grot

Fritz Alberti

Creative Human - Man Who Convinces Babel (uncredited)

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Grete Berger

Working Woman (uncredited)

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Olly Boeheim

Working Woman (uncredited)

Heinrich Gotho

Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)

G

Gottfried Huppertz

Man Playing Violin (uncredited)

Georg John

Working Man Who Causes Explosion of M-Machine (uncredited)

Margarete Lanner

Woman of Eternal Gardens / Lady in Car (uncredited)

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Rose Lichtenstein

Working Woman (uncredited)

H

Hanns Leo Reich

Marinus (uncredited)

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Arthur Reinhardt

Working Man (uncredited)

Curt Siodmak

Working Man (uncredited)

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Henrietta Siodmak

Working Woman (uncredited)