The undisputed star of the film was a robot called "False Maria", thought to be the sexiest robot of all time. The Metropolis robot is still one of the most memorable images of the cinema today, and possesses an astonishing cult status. Compulsion Gallery offer an extensive range of sculptural products themed on this legendary movie.

The film Metropolis made in 1926 by Fritz Lang was a real landmark of the cinema, let alone Science Fiction. Set in the supertechnological city of Metropolis in AD 2026, it showed a sinister future in an exquisite technofantasy style.