TY - ADVS AU - Lang,Fritz AU - Harbou,Thea von AU - Helm,Brigitte AU - Fröhlich,Gustav AU - Klein-Rogge,Rudolf AU - Abel,Alfred AU - Loos,Theodor AU - George,Heinrich AU - Rasp,Fritz AU - Freund,Karl AU - Rittau,Günther AU - Huppertz,Gottfired AU - Patalas,Enno ED - UFA (Firm) ED - Kino International Corporation. ED - Saarländischer Rundfunk. TI - Metropolis T2 - Collector's edition SN - 076788180X AV - PN1997PN1995.75 .M48 2002 PY - 2002/// CY - New York, NY PB - Kino on Video KW - Twenty-first century KW - Drama KW - Feminism and motion pictures KW - Feature films KW - Silent films KW - Science fiction films KW - Motion pictures, German N1 - Originally produced by UFA as a motion picture in 1927; Based on the novel by Thea von Harbou; Restored under the supervision of the Murnau Foundation and with the original 1927 orchestral score by Gottfried Huppertz; Includes: a 43 min. documentary, The Metropolis case, on the making of the film by Enno Patalas; optional audio commentary; photo. galleries of production stills, missing scenes, architectural sketches, and poster artwork; a short segment about the digital restoration; Photography, Karl Freund, Gunther Rittau ; music, Gottfried Huppertz ; Enno Patalas, commentary; Brigitte Helm, Gustav Fröhlich, Rudolph Klein-Rogge, Alfred Abel, Theodor Loos, Heinrich George, Fritz Rasp, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrüchen; Not rated N2 - 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 ER -