Master of the World (1934 film)

The Master of the World German Der Herr der Welt is a German science fiction movie made in 1934 released in the US in 1935. Its themes are the ethical replacement of human labor by robots, and the threat to humanity by robots used as war machines. It was directed by Harry Piel and made by Ariel production.

In the happy end of the movie, Baumann realizes Dr. Hellers vision in which robots improve the lives of everyone and are used to do dangerous, unhealthy and intellectually suffocating jobs. The workers replaced by the robots dont lose their jobs but are instead employed in other areas such as for the maintenance of the robots. Preserving workers jobs also becomes a condition for the customers of the companys robots and thus humans are freed for a more worthy and humane life.

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