??150-minute reconstructed and restored 2010 version?(including 25 minutes of footage previously thought lost to the world)
??Separate DVD and BD editions with?wraparound embossed sleeve, or?Ltd Ed Steelbook Dual Format edition
For all versions of this 2010 version remasters Metropolis See here
The artwork on Metropolis is classic, true Sci Fi Art. See here to get posters and prints
The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present Fritz Lang?s 1927 ?director?s cut? available on home video for the first time. The mother of all sci-fi films and a major influence on Ridley Scott (Blade Runner), George Lucas (Star Wars), and pop culture in general (referenced by Madonna, Beyonce and countless others, Metropolis [Reconstructed & Restored] is released on 22 November 2010.
Every few years there seems to be a re release, re master, new footage for the all time classic iconic Sci fi feature METROPOLIS, a number of which can be browsed here. I personally had the ‘colourised’ version with the Queen soundtrack picked up on VHS in a Woolworths bargain bin.? To date the 2005 Masters Of Cinema version was probably the most faithful and complete collection with the remastered movie and special features
Now in 2010 another 30 minutes of footage has been found for? a new theatrical (and DVD) release.
If you are not familiar with Metroplois shame on you, look at the following details and it will be your duty to seek out a copy or attend a theatrical screening.
With its dizzying depiction of a futuristic cityscape and alluring female robot, Metropolis is among the most famous of all German films and the mother of sci-fi cinema (an influence on Blade Runner and Star Wars, among countless other films). Directed by the legendary Fritz Lang (M, Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse, The Big Heat, etc.), its jaw-dropping production values, iconic imagery, and modernist grandeur ? it was described by Luis Bu?uel as “a captivating symphony of movement” ? remain as powerful as ever.
Drawing on ? and defining ? classic sci-fi themes, Metropolis depicts a dystopian future in which society is thoroughly divided in two: while anonymous workers conduct their endless drudgery below ground their rulers enjoy a decadent life of leisure and luxury. When Freder (Gustav Fr?lich) ventures into the depths in search of the beautiful Maria (Brigitte Helm in her debut role), plans of rebellion are revealed and a Maria-replica robot is programmed by mad inventor Rotwang (Rudolf Klein-Rogge) and master of Metropolis Joh Fredersen (Alfred Abel) to incite the workers into a self-destructive riot.
A “Holy Grail” among film finds, Metropolis is presented here in a newly reconstructed and restored version, as lavish and spectacular as ever thanks to the painstaking archival work of the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung and the discovery of 25 minutes of footage previously thought lost to the world. Lang’s enduring epic can finally be seen ? for the first time in 83 years ? as the director originally intended, and as seen by German cinema-goers in 1927.
- 150-minute feature film (including 25 minutes of footage previously thought lost to the world).
Fritz Lang’s 1927 “director’s cut” available to cinema-goers for the first time in 83 years. Official reconstruction and restoration by the highly respected Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung.
Immaculate 2K digital projection, as screened at the 60th Berlinale (Berlin International Film Festival) 2010 world premiere. - New 2010 symphony orchestra studio recording of the original 1927 Gottfried Huppertz score.
Newly translated English subtitles as well as the original German intertitles.
One of the key works of master director Fritz Lang (M, Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse [The Testament of Dr. Mabuse], Die Nibelungen, The Big Heat, etc.). - Among the most iconic and influential films of all time, a cinema classic with a huge cult following.
The mother of all sci-fi films and a major influence on Ridley Scott (Blade Runner), George Lucas (Star Wars), and pop culture in general (referenced by Madonna, Beyonc?, and countless others). - METROPOLIS will be released on DVD and Blu-ray as part of the Masters of Cinema Series later in 2010
