Stars: Alfred Abel, Brigitte Helm

Director: Fritz Lang

Summary: Metropolis is based in 2026, where society is divided into two clear groups: poor workers are forced to live underground, while the rich enjoy the futuristic life of luxury. Serves as a powerful parody of contemporary class divide.

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. 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 are encouraged by Maria, a wistful young woman who wills her comrades to embrace patience and silent strength. Upon discovering her influence upon the workers, a mad scientist kidnaps Maria and creates a robot in her image that will incite the workers to revolt. As Freder races against time to save Maria and curtail the damage done by her doppelganger robot, Metropolis is enveloped in chaos and the classes are brought together in a breathtaking and highly moralistic climax.

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Aspect Ratio:	1.33 Full Screen
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Original 1927 Orchestral Score By Gottfried Huppertz Newly Arranged By Berndt Heller, Full Length Audio Commentary By Enno Patalas, Booklet Featuring Restoration Notes, The Metropolis Case A Making Of Documentary, Restoration Documentary, Production Stills, Pos
Subtitles:	English, French, Italian, Spanish
Year:	1927
Release Date:	January 24, 2005
Runtime:	118 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	E K A 40094
Label:	Masters Of Cinema
Keywords:	Adult, Masters, Audience, Two, General, Fiction, Silent, Metropolis, Science, Cinema, Horror, Discs, Sci, Fi
Genre:	Science Fiction