Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play With its dizzying depiction of a futuristic cityscape & alluring female robot Metropolis is among the most famous of all German films & the mother of sci-fi cinema (an influence on Blade Runner & Star Wars among countless other films) Directed by the legendary Fritz Lang (M Das Testament des Dr Mabuse The Big Heat etc) its jaw-dropping production values iconic imagery & modernist grandeur
- it was described by Luis Buñuel as "a captivating symphony of movement"
- remain as powerful as ever Drawing on
- & defining
- classic sci-fi themes Metropolis depicts a dystopian future in which society is thoroughly divided in two while anonymous workers conduct their endless drudgery below ground their rulers enjoy a decadent life of leisure & luxury When Freder (Gustav Fröhlich) ventures into the depths in search of the beautiful Maria (Brigitte Helm in her debut role) plans of rebellion are revealed & a Mariareplica robot is programmed by mad inventor Rotwang (Rudolf Klein-Rogge) & master of Metropolis Joh Fredersen (Alfred Abel) to incite the workers into a self-destructive riot A " Holy Grail" among film finds Metropolis is presented here in a newly reconstructed & restored version as lavish & spectacular as ever thanks to the painstaking archival work of the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung & the discovery of 25 minutes of footage previously thought lost to the world Lang&s enduring epic can finally be seen
- for the first time in 83 years
- as the director originally intended & as seen by German cinema-goers in 1927 Actors Alfred Abel Bridgitte Helm Gustav Frohlich Rudolph Klein-Rogge Fritz Rasp Theodor Loos & Heinrich George Director Fritz Lang Certificate PGYear 1927 Screen 1371 Languages German (Silent)
- Dolby Digital (51) Subtitles English Duration 2 hours & 30 minutes (approx)