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Metropolis [videorecording] / an UFA production ; director, Fritz Lang ; screenplay, Thea von Harbou.
Publisher number: K275 | Kino VideoLanguage: English, French, Spanish Original language: German Series: Publication details: New York, NY : Kino on Video, c2002.Edition: Restored authorized edDescription: 1 videodisc (124 min.) : si., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (6 p. : ill.; 12 x 19 cm.)ISBN:- 076788180X
- Additional title on container: Fritz Lang's Metropolis
- PN1997 .M48 2002 PN1995.75
- Photography, Karl Freund, Gunther Rittau ; music, Gottfried Huppertz ; Enno Patalas, commentary.
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American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | AUDIO & DVD Collection | DVD Metr (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Copy Type:33 - DVD | with 1 booklet | Available | 601314 |
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.
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.
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.
Not rated.
DVD, region 1, full screen presentation.
Silent with English, French, or Spanish intertitles; optional audio commentary and documentary in English with optional French, Spanish, or English subtitles.
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