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Cast

• Gustav Fröhlich as Freder, the hero of the film.
• Brigitte Helm as Maria, the workers' peaceful advocate, and her robot double; also as the Creative Man, Death, and the Seven Deadly Sins.
• Alfred Abel as Joh Fredersen, the master of Metropolis and Freder's father.
• Rudolf Klein-Rogge as Rotwang, a mad scientist.
• Heinrich George as Grot, the foreman of the Heart Machine.
• Fritz Rasp as The Thin Man, Fredersen's spy.
• Theodor Loos as Josaphat, Fredersen's assistant.
• Erwin Biswanger as Georgy (or 11811), a downtrodden worker.