Metropolis (1927) / Metropolis
Producer: Fritz Lang
Starring: Brigitte Helm, Alfred Abel, Gustav Frohlich, Rudolf Kline-Rogge, Fritz Rasp
Epic dystopian masterpiece Fritz Lang Metropolis was ahead of its time and deservedly became a source of inspiration for mass culture for a hundred years ahead, its uses are used in movies ("Brazil"And"Special opinion"), in music (Madonna и Kylie Minogue) and even in advertising (Givency and Versace). With a budget of 5 million Reichsmarks (the largest project at that time), Lang could afford not only grandiose scenery, but also extras that would overwhelm any view of the movie. And his vision of the film was embodied with great accuracy - over 37 thousand people were involved in mass scenes. If there were no problems with 25 thousands of men and 11 thousand women, then for the scene with four thousand shaved heads a snag happened, the producer could find only a thousand people ready to part with the hair - Lang had to use optical techniques to "multiply" the thousand found. But there was no shortage of children who portrayed malnourished poor people - the situation in Germany made it easy to find half a thousand hungry children right outside the gate of the studio.
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