The complete metropolis /
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 copy of the film was discovered with an additional 25 minutes of lost footage that had not been seen since the films premiere in 1927. After years of restorati...
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| Format: | Video Blu-ray Disc |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Silent film. |
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New York, NY :
Kino,
2010.
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| Summary: | 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 copy of the film was discovered with an additional 25 minutes of lost footage that had not been seen since the films premiere in 1927. After years of restoration the sci-fi epic was re-released in theaters in 2010 as The Complete Metropolis. |
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| Item Description: | Title from container. "Restoration carried out by Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung, Wiesbaden jointly with Deutsche Kinemathek Museum für Film und Fernsehen, Berlin in co-operation with Museo del Cine Pablo C. Ducros Hicken, Buenos Aires. Editorial restoration: Martin Koerber, Frank Strobel, Anke Wilkening. Digital image restoration: Alpha-Omega Digital, München." Special features: "Voyage to Metropolis," a 50-minute documentary on the making and restoration of the film ; interview with Paula Felix-Didier, curator of the Juseo del Cine, Buenos Aires, where the missing footage was discovered ; 2010 re-release trailer. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (148 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | Blu-ray, 1.33:1 1920x1080p, DTS-HD master audio 5.1; requires Blu-ray player. |
| Production Credits: | Photographed by Karl Freund, Günther Rittau ; music by Gottfried Huppertz; music performed by Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin ; conducted by Frank Strobel. |