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Which came first: Metropolis or The War of the Worlds?
The War of the Worlds came first, in 1897 (first serialised). Metropolis followed 30 years later, in 1927 (released).
- Second1927
Metropolis
film · releasedMetropolis, from 1927, is one of the first feature-length science-fiction films, and its robot is made in a woman's image.
- First1897
The War of the Worlds
book · first serialisedThe War of the Worlds first ran as a magazine serial in 1897, long before the 1938 radio play.
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