| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Brigitte Helm |
The Creative Man/The Machine Man/Death/The Seven Deadly Sins/Maria
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| Alfred Abel |
Joh Fredersen
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| Gustav Fröhlich |
Freder, Joh Fredersen's son
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| Rudolf Klein-Rogge |
Rotwang, the inventor
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| Fritz Rasp |
The Thin Man
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| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Action; Classic; Cult; Drama; Romance; Sci-Fi; Silent; Thriller |
| Director |
Fritz Lang
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| Producer |
Erich Pommer |
| Writer |
Thea Von Harbou; Fritz Lang |
| Photography |
Karl Freund; Günther Rittau; Walter Ruttmann |
| Musician |
Gottfried Huppertz |
| Studio |
Kino Video |
| Type |
Theater |
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| Language |
German |
| MPAA Rating |
br |
| Running Time |
124 mins |
| Country |
German |
| Color |
Black And White |
| IMDb Rating |
8.4 |
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| Plot |
With The Original 1927 Orchestral Score
Perhaps the most famous and influential of all silent films, Metropolis had for 75 years been seen only in shortened or truncated versions. Now, restored in Germany with state of the art digital technology, under the supervision of the Murnau Foundation, and with the original 1927 orchestral score by Gottfried Huppertz added, Metropolis can be appreciated in its full glory. It is, as A.O. Scott of the New York Times declared, "A fever dream of the future. At last we have the movie every would be cinematic visionary has been trying to make since 1927."
Metropolis takes place in 2026, when the populace is divided between workers who must live in the dark underground and the rich who enjoy a futuristic city of splendor. The tense balance of these two societies is realized through images that are among the most famous of the 20th Century, many of which presage sci-fi landmarks as 2001: A Space Odyssey and Blade Runner. Lavish and spectacular, with elaborate sets and modern science fiction style, Metropolis stands today as the crowning achievement of the authorized version of this towering classic, at a length over one third longer than any previous release, for the first time on DVD. |
| Personal Details |
| 10 Point Ranking |
9 |
| Owner |
Bruce |
| Current Value |
$23.39 |
| Leonard Maltin |
xxxx |
| USCCB Rating |
A-II |
| Links |
DVD Empire
IMDB
USCCB
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| Product Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
Standard 1.33:1 B&W |
| Chapters |
33 |
| Subtitles |
English; French; German; Spanish |
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Notes
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| Bleak picture of exploited workers, stylized violence and some sexual innuendo. |
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Extra Features
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43-Minute Documentary on the Making-Of Metropolis
Featurette: The Digital Restoration
Photo Galleries featuring Production Stills, Missing Scenes, Architectural Sketches and Poster Artwork
13 Cast and Crew Biographies
Audio Commentary in English, German, French and Spanish
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