The Complete Metropolis 1927

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Call Number: DVD Silent-Film Metropolis
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Traverwood Branch

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Based on the novel by Thea von Harbou.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1927.
DVD release date: Nov. 16, 2010.
Special features: original 1927 score by Gottfried Huppertz, performed by the Rundfunk Symphony Orchestra, Berlin conducted by Frank Strobel, and presented in 5.1 stereo surround (disc 2): "Voyage to Metropolis," a 50-minute documentary on the making and restoration of the film ; interview with Paula Felix-Didier, curator of the Museo del Cine, Buenos Aires, where the missing footage was discovered ; 2010 re-release trailer.
Disc 1. [Feature film] -- disc 2. [Special features].
Alfred Abel, Brigette 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 16mm copy of the film was discovered with an additional 25 minutes of lost footage that had not been seen since the film's premiere in 1927. In restoration, the text of the intertitles was taken from German censorship records and translated into English. Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung in co-operation with ZDF and ARTE supported the restoration, and the sci-fi epic was re-released in 2010.
DVD; 1.33:1, Dolby digital 5.1 or stereo.; NTSC.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

The Universalization of a Classic submitted by Ryan Burdick on July 6, 2011, 7:45am It's always been incredible, but a shame that so many scenes have been lost. Now, only TWO (that's right, 2) scenes are missing. The rest have been found. So if you've seen Metropolis or not, make sure to check this one out.

One of the best silent films submitted by chowcy on July 6, 2012, 2:27pm Most silent films can be dull, overly exaggerated, and slow-paced, but Metropolis is great. Although it's long, it's engaging. It also has surprisingly advanced special effects for a film from the 1920's. This particular 2010 edition has restored many of the scenes that had been missing.