Metropolis (1927) | |
| Director(s) | Fritz Lang |
| Producer(s) | Giorgio Moroder, Erich Pommer |
| Top Genres | Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Science Fiction |
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Metropolis (1927) was a Drama - Science Fiction Film directed by Fritz Lang and produced by Erich Pommer and Giorgio Moroder.
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METROPOLIS And The Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra
By Dan Day, Jr. on Mar 20, 2022 From The Hitless Wonder Movie BlogThe spectacular German silent epic METROPOLIS is one of my favorite films of all time. I've been mesmerized and entranced by it since I first saw it as a young teenager. Seeing METROPOLIS at any time, under any circumstances, is a great experience. But seeing the restored version in a theatrical ven... Read full article
reblog: Stream 48 Classic & Contemporary German Films Free Online: From Fritz Lang?s Metropolis to Margarethe von Trotta?s Hannah Arendt
By John Grant on Dec 5, 2018 From NoirishThe site Open Culture makes a practice of giving leads to bits of free culture around the intertubes. Their latest caught my eye. If you?re reading this, there?s a good chance you?ve seen the German Expressionist classic The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. As soon as Robert Weine?s 1920 film came out, it w... Read full article
Voyage to Metropolis, 2010, a robust, thrilling and mysterious journey! (4)
By C. S. Williams on Jan 19, 2014 From Classic Film AficionadosIf you have yet to purchase “The Complete Metropolis” then you lack a serious part of cinematic history. This Blu-ray disc will captivate and fan the flames of love of film for you. But today I put aside Metropolis itself and concentrate on?Voyage to Metropolis. Die Reise nach Metropolis... Read full article
Voyage to Metropolis, 2010, a robust, thrilling and mysterious journey! (3)
By C. S. Williams on Jan 19, 2014 From Classic Film AficionadosOriginally posted on Classic Film Aficionados: If you have yet to purchase ?The Complete Metropolis? then you lack a serious part of cinematic history. This Blu-ray disc will captivate and fan the flames of love of film for you. But today I put aside Metropolis itself and concentrate on?Voyage to Me... Read full article
Voyage to Metropolis, 2010, a robust, thrilling and mysterious journey!
By C. S. Williams on Jan 19, 2014 From Classic Film AficionadosClassic Film Aficionados If you have yet to purchase ?The Complete Metropolis? then you lack a serious part of cinematic history. This Blu-ray disc will captivate and fan the flames of love of film for you. But today I put aside Metropolis itself and concentrate on?Voyage to Metropolis. Die Reise n... Read full article
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For decades, all that survived of "Metropolis" were an incomplete original negative and copies of shortened, re-edited release prints; over a quarter of the film was believed lost. However, in July 2008 Germany's 'ZEITmagazin' reported the discovery (at the Museo del Cine Pablo Ducrós Hicken) of a 16mm dupe negative copy of the original full-length 35mm export print, which had been sent to Argentina in 1928. Examining the reels in Buenos Aires, cinema experts realised that they contained almost all of the missing sequences (around 25 minutes-worth of footage, predominantly those involving the Thin Man who spies on Freder, and worker 11811 heading to and from Yoshiwara). Additionally, in October 2008 it was announced that another (hopefully) early copy in the obsolete 9.5mm format had been held in the University of Chile's film library, intentionally mislabelled to avoid destruction during 1973's military coup. It is as yet unknown if this holds any further viewable footage. After almost 80 years, the film is now practically complete, barring sections such as Joh Fredersen's fight with Rotwang.
The connection of this film to the Nazi regime is quite remarkable. 'Thea Von Harbou', who was Fritz Lang's wife, was an ardent and early supporter of the party. Not only Adolf Hitler, but all the inner circle were entranced by the film and considered it as a sort of social blueprint. Lang, of course, was Jewish but the leader offered him a pass for this. Very rare in Nazi Germany. He fled to America.
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