Metropolis

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Full Title:: Metropolis / an UFA production ; director, Fritz Lang ; screenplay, Thea von Harbou
Uniform Title:: Metropolis (Motion picture : 1927)

Additional Author/Creators:: Lang, Fritz, 1890-1976
Pommer, Erich, 1889-1966
Harbou, Thea von, 1888-1954
Helm, Brigitte, 1908-1996
Fröhlich, Gustav
Klein-Rogge, Rudolf
Abel, Alfred, 1879-1937
Loos, Theodor, 1883-1954
George, Heinrich, 1893-1946
Rasp, Fritz, 1891-1976
Freund, Karl, 1890-1969
Rittau, Günther
Huppertz, Gottfried
Harbou, Thea von, 1888-1954. Metropolis
UFA (Firm)
Kino International Corporation

Genre:: Silent films
Feature films
Science fiction films
Subjects:: Harbou, Thea von,1888-1954--Film adaptations
Motion pictures--Germany

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.
Language:: English
Language Note:: English intertitles with optional subtitles in English, French and Spanish.
Physical Type/Description:: 1 videodisc (124 min.) : sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet
Technical Note:: DVD.
General Note:: Silent film with musical accompaniment ; Dolby digital stereo and Dolby digital 5.1.
Originally released by UFA as a motion picture in 1927.
Based on the novel by Thea von Harbou.
Aspect ratio 1.33:1.
Restored under the supervision of the Murnau Foundation and with the original 1927 orchestral score by Gottfried Huppertz.
Special features: 43 min. documentary on the making of the movie; featurette of the digital restoration; photo galleries; missing scene; architectural sketches; poster artwork; cast and crew biographies.
Participant/Performer Note:: Brigitte Helm, Gustav Fröhlich, Rudolph Klein-Rogge, Alfred Abel, Theodor Loos, Heinrich George, Fritz Rasp.
Creation/Production Credits Note:: Photography, Karl Freund, Gunther Rittau ; music, Gottfried Huppertz ; produced by Erich Pommer.