
Metropolis
1927


“Their net of intrigue spread through every country”
36 votes
A beautiful Russian spy seduces an Austrian military officer in order to obtain secret plans. When she falls in love with him, both are placed in danger.
Director
Fred NibloWriters
Streaming availability for India
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Original Language
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Budget
$337K
Revenue
$551K
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Were it not for the unbelievably naff ending, this could be one of the best espionage thrillers I've ever seen! As it is, Greta Garbo is still super as the Mata Hari style agent for the Czar out to obtain secrets from the Austro-Hungarian empire. After she shares a box with him at the opera, "Tania" uses her undoubted talents to seduce and dupe the decent, but rather gullible, "Karl von Raden" (Conrad Nagel) as he travels on a train, relieving him of some state secrets and costing him his career, his honour - and a lengthy prison sentence. Luckily for him, though, his uncle is in charge of the…
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