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Title:
Metropolis [videorecording] / directed by Fritz Lang ; [produced by Erich Pommer] ; screenplay by Thea von Harbou.
Author:
Lang, Fritz, 1890-1976.

Pommer, Erich, 1889-1966.

Harbou, Thea von, 1888-1954.

Freund, Karl, 1890-

Helm, Brigitte, 1906-1996-

Frohlich, Gustav.

Abel, Alfred, 1879-1937.

Harbou, Thea von, 1888-1954. Metropolis.

Kino International Corporation.
Publication Information:
New York, NY : Kino International Corporation, c2002.
Call Number:
PN1997 .M473 2002
Abstract:
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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Edition:
Restored authorized ed.
Series:
Collector's edition
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (124 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
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.
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