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Metropolis [videorecording] / directed by Fritz Lang ; [produced by Erich Pommer] ; screenplay by Thea von Harbou.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (124 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
  • Edition: Restored authorized ed.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Kino International Corporation, c2002.

Content descriptions

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.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Photography, Karl Freund, Gunther Rittau ; music, Gottfried Huppertz ; Enno Patalas, commentary.
Participant or Performer Note:
Brigitte Helm, Gustav Fröhlich, Rudolph Klein-Rogge, Alfred Abel, Theodor Loos, Heinrich George, Fritz Rasp, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrüchen.
Summary, etc.:
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.
System Details Note:
DVD.
Language Note:
Silent with subtitles in English, French and Spanish. Audio commentary in English, German, French and Spanish. Musical accompaniment.
Subject: Silent films.
Feature films.
Motion pictures, German.
Genre: Science fiction films.
Feature films.

Available copies

  • 10 of 11 copies available at Bibliomation.

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  • 0 current holds with 11 total copies.
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Babcock Library - Ashford DVD Met (Text) 33110000775992 Adult DVD Available -
Bethel Public Library DVD FOREIGN METROPOLIS (Text) 34030095752330 Adult DVD Available -
C.H. Booth Library - Newtown DVD MET (Text) 34014105210539 Adult DVD Available -
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Edith Wheeler Memorial Library - Monroe DVD P-M (Text) 34026154674076 Adult Fiction DVD Available -
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Milford Public Library METROPOLIS (Text) 34013076907966 Adult Fiction DVD Available -
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049 . ‡aBIBA
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24500. ‡aMetropolis ‡h[videorecording] / ‡cdirected by Fritz Lang ; [produced by Erich Pommer] ; screenplay by Thea von Harbou.
2461 . ‡iAdditional title on container: ‡aFritz Lang's Metropolis
250 . ‡aRestored authorized ed.
260 . ‡aNew York, NY : ‡bKino International Corporation, ‡cc2002.
300 . ‡a1 videodisc (124 min.) : ‡bsd., b&w ; ‡c4 3/4 in. + ‡e1 booklet.
4901 . ‡aCollector's edition
500 . ‡aRestored under the supervision of the Murnau Foundation and with the original 1927 orchestral score by Gottfried Huppertz.
500 . ‡aBased on the novel by Thea von Harbou.
500 . ‡aOriginally produced by UFA as a motion picture in 1927.
500 . ‡aSpecial 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.
508 . ‡aPhotography, Karl Freund, Gunther Rittau ; music, Gottfried Huppertz ; Enno Patalas, commentary.
5111 . ‡aBrigitte Helm, Gustav Fröhlich, Rudolph Klein-Rogge, Alfred Abel, Theodor Loos, Heinrich George, Fritz Rasp, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrüchen.
520 . ‡aThe 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.
538 . ‡aDVD.
546 . ‡aSilent with subtitles in English, French and Spanish. Audio commentary in English, German, French and Spanish. Musical accompaniment.
590 . ‡5nmlfrd ‡aForeign Film
650 0. ‡aSilent films.
650 0. ‡aFeature films.
650 0. ‡aMotion pictures, German.
655 7. ‡aScience fiction films. ‡2gsafd
655 7. ‡aFeature films. ‡2local
7001 . ‡aLang, Fritz, ‡d1890-1976.
7001 . ‡aPommer, Erich, ‡d1889-1966.
7001 . ‡aHarbou, Thea von, ‡d1888-1954.
7001 . ‡aFreund, Karl, ‡d1890-1969-
7001 . ‡aRittau, Günther.
7001 . ‡aHelm, Brigitte, ‡d1906-
7001 . ‡aFröhlich, Gustav.
7001 . ‡aKlein-Rogge, Rudolf.
7001 . ‡aAbel, Alfred.
7001 . ‡aGeorge, Heinrich, ‡d1893-1946.
7001 . ‡aLoos, Theodor.
7001 . ‡aRasp, Fritz, ‡d1891-1976.
7001 . ‡aHarbou, Thea von, ‡d1888-1954. ‡tMetropolis.
7102 . ‡aKino International Corporation.
7102 . ‡aUFA (Firm)
830 0. ‡aMasterpieces of American literature. ‡pCollector's edition.
898 . ‡aVideodisc
901 . ‡aocm51679740 ‡bOCoLC ‡c1546820 ‡tbiblio ‡sOCLC

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