Hidden Bibliographic Details
| Varying Form of Title: | Additional title on container: Fritz Lang's Metropolis
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| Other uniform titles: | Lang, Fritz, 1890-1976.
Pommer, Erich, 1889-1966.
Harbou, Thea von, 1888-1954.
Freund, Karl, 1890-1969
Rittau, Günther.
Helm, Brigitte, 1906-1996
Fröhlich, Gustav.
Klein-Rogge, Rudolf.
Abel, Alfred.
George, Heinrich, 1893-1946.
Loos, Theodor, 1883-1954
Rasp, Fritz, 1891-1976.
Harbou, Thea von, 1888-1954. Metropolis.
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| Other authors / contributors: | Kino International Corporation.
UFA (Firm)
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| Notes: | Restored under the supervision of the Murnau Foundation and with the original 1927 orchestral score by Gottfried Huppertz.
Based on the novel by Thea von Harbou.
Originally produced by UFA as a motion picture in 1927.
Special features: 43 min. documentary on the making of the movie, featurette of the digital restoration, photo galleries, missing scenes, architectural sketches, poster artwork, cast and crew biographies.
Photography, Karl Freund, Gunther Rittau ; music, Gottfried Huppertz ; Enno Patalas, commentary.
Brigitte Helm, Gustav Fröhlich, Rudolph Klein-Rogge, Alfred Abel, Theodor Loos, Heinrich George, Fritz Rasp, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrüchen.
DVD.
Silent with subtitles in English, French and Spanish. Audio commentary in English, German, French and Spanish. Musical accompaniment.
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| 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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| Standard no.: | 738329027520
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| Publisher's no.: | K275 Kino Video
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