Shadows of the Metropolis (1925)

Original title

Schatten der Weltstadt

Directed by

Willi Wolff

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 59m

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a German silent drama from 1925 about a young woman who moves to a big city. She gets caught up in the excitement and dangers of urban life.

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What happens

Shadows of the Metropolis (German:Schatten der Weltstadt) is a 1925 German silent drama film directed by Willi Wolff and starring Ellen Richter, Alfred Gerasch and Walter Janssen. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Erdmann and Hans Sohnle. The film survives and has been restored by Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau Foundation. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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