Metropolis (movie)

Metropolis (1927) is a German silent science drama movie. It was written and directed by Fritz Lang. It was made in Germany. It was the most expensive silent movie of the time.^[1] The movie is set in 2026 in a city-state called Metropolis. People have been divided into two groups. One group is the thinkers. They live on the Earth in luxury. The other group is the workers. They work underground. They make the life of the thinkers possible. The movie features special effects and set design. Lang took his inspiration for the sets from Manhattan. The movie opened in Germany in January 1927. It opened in the United States in March 1927. The American print is the only surviving copy.

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References

↑ Richard Scheib (2003), Metropolis review. Retrieved November 24, 2005.

Other websites

Metropolis: A Film Far Ahead of its Time Archived 2008-01-21 at the Wayback Machine
The official site of the new restoration Archived 2006-07-15 at the Wayback Machine
About restoring 'Metropolis' Archived 2006-06-28 at the Wayback Machine
Metropolis novelization by Thea von Harbou
Metropolis at the UNESCO Memory of the World register
Metropolis on IMDb
Metropolis at the Open Directory Project
Metropolis Archived 2008-02-04 at the Wayback Machine at MetaCritic
Metropolis at Rotten Tomatoes

[1] Richard Scheib (2003), Metropolis review. Retrieved November 24, 2005.

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