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Set around the year 2000, a mammoth city is ruled by the super-efficient industrialist Jon Fredersen (Alfred Abel) and, on the surface, appears to be a utopian dream with wealthy inhabitants living in palatial apartments set in colossal glass and concrete spires. But underground it's a different story - armies of slaves work .. Read more
| Starring | Rudolph Klein-Rogge, Brigitte Helm, Alfred Abel, Gustav Frohlich |
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| Director | Fritz Lang |
| Genres | Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
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