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The Mechanical Man

The Mechanical Man

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 1, 1921

Runtime

1h 20m

Genres

Comedy, Science Fiction

User Score

59%

Original Title

L'uomo meccanico

Production Companies

Milano Films

Director

André Deed

Description

The story begins with a scientist creating a device shaped like a man that can be remote-controlled by a machine. The mechanical man possess super-human speed and strength. The scientist is killed however by a gang of criminals, led by a woman named Mado, who wish to get the instructions for building the mechanical man. The criminals are captured before they are able to get them and are brought to trial and condemned. Mado manages to escape and kidnaps the scientist's niece whom she forces to give her the instructions which she uses to build a mechanical man.