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Metropolis 1927 Length: Variable Dir: Fritz Lang Most people today brought up on a diet of CG and Will Smith Sci Fi will be totally bemused by this. They shouldnt be as it's absolutely... more

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    4 Stars Metroplois 07/04/2005
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    The science fiction film that started it all… In 1927, Fritz Lang's film, Metropolis, aired to a noncommittal audience. Written by Thea von Harbou, Lang's wife, as a silent film it relied heavily upon the images to tell the story of early utopian visions, and although it wasn't apparent then and was a relative flop in it's day, a legend was being born that continues to this day. Metropolis became one of the most influential films ever made. After many delays, filming finally got off the ground in May of 1925, mostly being shot in the UFA studio in Neu-Babelsberg and Staaken, near Berlin. It ... more
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    chunlex

    4 Stars Robot chicks and man eating machines Review with images 31/05/2005
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    Metropolis 1927 Length: Variable Dir: Fritz Lang Most people today brought up on a diet of CG and Will Smith Sci Fi will be totally bemused by this. They shouldnt be as it's absolutely fascinating stuff! 'Metropolis' is always cited as a major landmark of early cinema along with the likes of 'A Trip to the Moon' twenty years earlier and you can see its influence in everything from Blade Runner to Batman and Doctor Who. Film academics often delight themselves into discussing this movie in great detail - the commentary goes on about biblical references, virgin mothers and all that kind of thing ... more

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Actor(s) Rudolph Klein-Rogge, Brigitte Helm, Rudolph Klein-Rogge, Alfred Abel, Brigitte Helm, Gustav Frohlich, Alfred Abel, Fritz Rasp, Gustav Frohlich, Fritz Rasp
Director(s) Fritz Lang, Fritz Lang
Genre Science Fiction & Fantasy
Classification Parental Guidance
Production Year 1927

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