Master of the World (1934)

Original title

Der Herr der Welt

Directed by

Harry Piel

Genre

science fiction film

Country

Nazi Germany, Germany

Runtime

1h 50m

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A mad scientist uses powerful robots to try to take over the world. A group of people must stop him and his mechanical army.

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What happens

The Master of the World (German: Der Herr der Welt) is a German science fiction film first released in 1934. Directed by Harry Piel, the story features a villain who is trying to conquer the world using "Überrobots". The film was released in the U.S. in 1935. Its themes are the ethical replacement of human labor by robots, and the threat to humanity by robots used as war machines. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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