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The complete Metropolis [videorecording] / screenplay by Thea von Harbou ; directed by Fritz Lang.

Contributor(s): Harbou, Thea von, 1888-1954 | Lang, Fritz, 1890-1976 | Abel, Alfred, 1879-1937 | Helm, Brigitte, 1908-1996 | Fröhlich, Gustav | Klein-Rogge, Rudolf | Strobel, Frank.
Publisher: New York : Kino, c2010Description: 1 videodisc (148 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.Other title: Metropolis.Subject(s): Social classes -- Drama | Social conflict -- DramaDDC classification: 791.4372
Production Credits: Photographed by Karl Freund, Günther Rittau ; music by Gottfried Huppertz; music performed by Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin ; conducted by Frank Strobel.
Alfred Abel, Brigitte Helm, Gustav Fröhlich, Rudolf Klein-RoggeSummary: In 2026, the rich rule over the poor, who live underground. One man tries to bridge the gap between the two classes. In July 2008 a complete copy of the film was discovered with an additional 25 minutes of lost footage that had not been seen since the films premiere in 1927. After years of restoration the sci-fi epic was re-released in theaters in 2010 as The Complete Metropolis
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791.4372 COM 2010 (Browse shelf) Set of 2 DVDs 1 Available SLASx,05000,01,GR 1000525438

"Restoration carried out by Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung, Wiesbaden jointly with Deutsche Kinemathek Museum für Film und Fernsehen, Berlin in co-operation with Museo del Cine Pablo C. Ducros Hicken, Buenos Aires. Editorial restoration: Martin Koerber, Frank Strobel, Anke Wilkening. Digital image restoration: Alpha-Omega Digital, München."

Special features: "Voyage to Metropolis," a 50-minute documentary on the making and restoration of the film ; interview with Paula Felix-Didier, curator of the Juseo del Cine, Buenos Aires, where the missing footage was discovered ; 2010 re-release trailer.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1927

Photographed by Karl Freund, Günther Rittau ; music by Gottfried Huppertz; music performed by Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin ; conducted by Frank Strobel.

Alfred Abel, Brigitte Helm, Gustav Fröhlich, Rudolf Klein-Rogge

In 2026, the rich rule over the poor, who live underground. One man tries to bridge the gap between the two classes. In July 2008 a complete copy of the film was discovered with an additional 25 minutes of lost footage that had not been seen since the films premiere in 1927. After years of restoration the sci-fi epic was re-released in theaters in 2010 as The Complete Metropolis

Blu-ray, 1.33:1 1920x1080p, DTS-HD master audio 5.1; requires Blu-ray player.

Silent film.