The son of a futuristic city's leader becomes fascinated by the workers who keep society functioning and make the grand schemes of his father's elite possible. A woman among the workforce believes a man will come to unite the two groups - but a scientist replaces her with a robot double, in the hope of gaining control over the populace. Fritz Lang's silent sci-fi drama, with Alfred Abel, Brigitte Helm, Gustav Frolich and Rudolf Klein-Rogge.

In a futuristic city sharply divided between the rich and the poor, the son of the city's mastermind meets a prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.