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Metropolis

Metropolis

Fritz LangInitial release: January 10, 1927 (Germany)

Metropolis (novel)

Metropolis

Thea von HarbouInitial release: 1925 (serialized), 1926 (book)

Fritz Lang
Initial release: January 10, 1927 (Germany)

Thea von Harbou
Initial release: 1925 (serialized), 1926 (book)