| Other author/creator | Lang, Fritz, 1890-1976 director. |
| Other author/creator | Pommer, Erich, 1889-1966. |
| Other author/creator | Harbou, Thea von, 1888-1954. |
| Other author/creator | Helm, Brigitte, 1908-1996 performer. |
| Other author/creator | Fröhlich, Gustav performer. |
| Other author/creator | Klein-Rogge, Rudolf performer. |
| Other author/creator | Abel, Alfred, 1879-1937 performer. |
| Other author/creator | George, Heinrich, 1893-1946, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Loos, Theodor, 1883-1954 performer. |
| Other author/creator | Rasp, Fritz, 1891-1976 performer. |
| Other author/creator | Harbou, Thea von, 1888-1954. Metropolis. |
| Other author/creator | UFA (Firm) |
| Other author/creator | Kino International Corporation. |
| Uniform title | Metropolis (Motion picture : 1927) |
| Variant title |
Title on container: Fritz Lang's Metropolis |
| Abstract |
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. |
| General note | Restored under the supervision of the Murnau Foundation and with the original 1927 orchestral score by Gottfried Huppertz. |
| General note | Based on the novel by Thea von Harbou. |
| General note | Originally produced as a motion picture in 1927. |
| General note | Special features: 43 min. Patalas documentary on the making of the movie, featurette of the digital restoration, photo galleries, missing scenes, architectural sketches, poster artwork, cast and crew biographies. |
| Credits | Photography, Karl Freund, Gunther Rittau ; music, Gottfried Huppertz ; Enno Patalas, commentary. |
| Cast |
Brigitte Helm, Gustav Fröhlich, Rudolph Klein-Rogge, Alfred Abel, Theodor Loos, Heinrich George, Fritz Rasp, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrüchen. |
| Technical details | DVD. |
| Language | Silent with subtitles in English, French and Spanish. Audio commentary in English, German, French and Spanish. Musical accompaniment. |
| Genre/form | Science fiction films. |
| Genre/form | Dystopian films. |
| Genre/form | Expressionist films. |
| Genre/form | Fiction films. |
| Genre/form | Film adaptations. |
| Genre/form | Silent films. |
| Genre/form | Foreign films. |
| Genre/form | Silent films Germany. |
| Genre/form | Feature films. |
| Genre/form | Feature films Germany. |
| UPC |
738329027520 |
| Publisher number | K275 Kino Video |
