Title:
Metropolis / an UFA production ; director, Fritz Lang ; screenplay, Thea von Harbou.
ISBN:
9786307472986
Uniform Title:
Metropolis (Motion picture : 1927)
Edition:
Restored authorized edition.
Publication Information:
New York, NY : Kino on Video, [2002]
©2002
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (124 min.) : silent, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Originally produced by UFA as a motion picture in 1927.
Based on the novel by Thea von Harbou.
Restored under the supervision of the Murnau Foundation and with the original 1927 orchestral score by Gottfried Huppertz.
Includes: a 43 min. documentary, The Metropolis case, on the making of the film by Enno Patalas; optional audio commentary; photo. galleries of production stills, missing scenes, architectural sketches, and poster artwork; a short segment about the digital restoration.
Special features and enhancements may vary by copy.
DVD, region 1, full screen presentation.
Summary:
The story of a 21st century city run by a "super trustee" and his collaborators who live in a paradise-like garden. Workers are totally enslaved by machines and condemned to live underground. In the midst of this misery, a young woman, Maria, arises and attempts to inspire the workers to throw off their oppressors.
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Language Note:
Silent with English, French, or Spanish intertitles; optional audio commentary and documentary in English with optional French, Spanish, or English subtitles.
Audience:
Not rated.
Series Sequence:
Performer:
Brigitte Helm, Gustav Fröhlich, Rudolph Klein-Rogge, Alfred Abel, Theodor Loos, Heinrich George, Fritz Rasp, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrüchen.
Production Credits:
Photography, Karl Freund, Gunther Rittau ; music, Gottfried Huppertz ; Enno Patalas, commentary.
OCLC Number:
ocm51679740
Availability:
Burnsville - Burnhaven~1
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