Metropolis
Author: first_name: Thea von
last_name: Harbou
Language: English
Year: 1927

In a sprawling, futuristic city, the wealthy live in massive skyscrapers, while the downtrodden workers that keep the city's machinery running live in underground catacombs.  Freder, the son of the city's overseer, encounters a mysterious woman, Maria, and is immediately smitten with her.  He sets off to find her, in the process learning of the plight of the underclass, as the two become embroiled in a plot to destroy the city. - Summary by Cale Moore