| Uniform Title |
Metropolis (Motion picture : 1927) |
| Title |
Metropolis. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Madman Entertainment, ©2010. |
| Description |
2 DVD-videos (150 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Madman Entertainment : MMA8840. |
| Originally released as a motion picture in 1927. |
| Accompanied by a new recording of Gottfried Huppertz's original 1927 score by the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin. |
| Extras: Journey to Metropolis (53 minutes); 2010 re-release trailer (2 minutes) audio commentary by Dr Wendy Haslem & Dr Angela Ndalianis. |
| At head of title: A film by Fritz Lang. |
| Credits |
Directed by Fritz Lang. |
| Performers |
Alfred Abel, Gustav Frohlich, Brigitte Helm. |
| Summary |
The original director's cut of the 1927 masterpiece Metropolis, perhaps the most famous and influential of all silent films, and the crowning achievement of German Expressionist cinema. This is Lang's vision of a dystopian future - where the rich live in splendid luxury, while an underclass toil in a vast subterranean workshop. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : G. |
| System details |
DVD video, Dolby Digital 5.1/2.0, Region 4, PAL, full frame 4:3. |
| Language note |
Subtitles in English. |
| Subjects |
Dystopias -- Drama |
| Utopias -- Drama |
| Robots -- Drama |
| Social conflict -- Drama |
| Social classes -- Drama |
| Feature films -- Germany |
| Motion pictures, German |
| Genre |
Silent films |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Other Names |
Lang, Fritz, 1890-1976 director. |
| Abel, Alfred, 1879-1937 actor. |
| Fröhlich, Gustav actor. |
| Helm, Brigitte, 1908-1996 actor. |
| Series |
Director's suite |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
Authors:
Series:
|
|---|
