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The German science fiction film made in Weimar Germany, with its chrome robot character Maschinenmensch would inspire George Lucas when he created the character C-3PO in 1977′s “Star Wars ...

The name of Kraftwerk’s classic 1978 album ‘Die Mensch-Maschine’, is taken from the Maschinenmensch robot of Lang’s film. Kraftwerk’s Ralf Hütter once said: “We were very much influenced by the ...

He named the suit “Maschinenmensch” after the automaton character in Thea von Harbou’s 1925 novel, Metropolis, a work of fiction set in a dystopian city.

From the silent menace of Maschinenmensch in 1927's Metropolis, to the relentless pursuit of the Terminator, to the campy violence of M3GAN, evil robots continue to resonate. These films not only ...

The Maschinenmensch from Metropolis (1927); C-3PO from Star Wars (1977), T-800 from The Terminator (1984) and Robocop (1987) (Courtesy: The Author) ...

Nothing about Metropolis is subtle. Set in the year 2026 it imagines a soaring, angular urban dystopia: the art deco skyscrapers where the idle rich flounce around in their finery, enjoying the ...

From the silent menace of Maschinenmensch in 1927’s Metropolis, to the relentless pursuit of the Terminator, to the campy violence of M3GAN, evil robots continue to resonate.