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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Fritz Lang |
| Stars: |
Rudolf Klein-Rogge |
| Genre: |
Science-Fiction/Fantasy |
| Subgenre: |
Vintage · Recommended · Futuristic · Silent Films · Essential Cinema · Classic · Science-Fiction |
| MPAA Rating: |
Not Rated |
| Available Formats: |
DVD: Restored Authorized Edition (2002) |
| UPC: |
738329042233 |
| Release Date: |
1927 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 55min |
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Languages
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| Release Language: |
English (Title Card) |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD, 1hr 29min
Release Company: Delta Entertainment Corporation (February 24, 2004)
UPC: 018111233897 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 1hr 55min
Release Company: Cable Films (March 01, 2000) |
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Professional Reviews
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(03/29/1998, p.5, Roger Ebert): "...Hallucinatory -- A nightmare without the reassurance of a steadying story line. Few films have ever been more visually exhilarating..." |
| More Information |
| Details: |
METROPOLIS, a visionary and elaborate spectacle by director Fritz Lang is an epic projection of a futuristic city divided into a working and an elite class. Its exhilarating climax brings the city to its knees, as the classes clash against each other. <br> <br> In the 21st century, a de-humanized proletariat labors non-stop in a miserable subterranean city beneath a luxurious city of mile-high skyscrapers, flying automobiles, palatial architectural idylls, tubes and tunnels. With stunningly inventive special effects, Lang's allegorical narrative and architectural vision creates a highly stylized vision of a not-so-unlikely future (especially for 1926 when the film was made). As the elite frolic above the clouds, thousands of miserable workers toil night and day inside the belly of the gigantic machine that runs the entire city. Metropolis is controlled by a sinister authoritarian whose son, Freder, rejects his father's callous philosophy and attitude towards laborers. Meek though they are, the workers a... |
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