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Metropolis (Blu-ray) (1927)
There can be no understanding between the hands and the brain unless the heart acts as mediator.Director: Fritz Lang
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:"The Fading Image" 1984 featurette [1080i60] (17:50)
Gallery with posters and soundtrack art
Complete Metropolis trailer [1080p24] (1:21)
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Subtitles:English (burned-in)
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Aspect Ratio:1.37:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Music DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (1984 Moroder score)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:"Voyage to Metropolis" documentary (54:42)
Interview with curator of the Museo del Cine Paula Felix-Didier (9:31)
"2010 restoration" trailer (2:01) -
Subtitles:English Intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.37:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Music DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (2010 recording of the original score)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:All extras in HD.
Comes in a cardboard holographic slipcase.
Includes forced English subtitles for in-movie text.
Also available in the 12 disc Fritz Lang: The Silent Films which includes "Metropolis", "Die Nibelungen", "Spies", "Dr. Mabuse the Gambler", "Destiny", "The Spiders", "Woman in the Moon", "Four Around the Woman", "Harakiri", "The Wandering Shadow", "The Plague of Florence". -
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
Details of the production (text only)
Blu-ray credits (text only)
DISC TWO
"Metropolis – the Restoration of a Classic Film" documentary (27:42)
"Metropolis Refound" documentary (46:49) (in Spanish with optional German subtitles)
"Voyage to Metropolis" documentary (52:26)
DISC THREE
Examples of the digital picture restoration (14:22)
Examples of the digital reconstruction (35:49)
Comparison between the intertitles of the German & Argentinian versions (10:14)
Gottfried Huppertz as a bit-part actor and extra in Fritz Lang films (9:26)
Motifs from Gottfried Huppertz' composition for Metropolis in Willy Schmidt-Gentners music for Cyankali (1930) (6:43)
Quotations from Metropolis in Geza von Bolvarys Das Schloss In Flandern (11:45)
Gramophone record with introduction by Lang and motifs from the composition of Huppertz (8:39)
BD ROM: Mini-features about the special effects
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Subtitles:German Intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.37:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 VC-1
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Soundtrack(s):Music DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (2010 recording of the original score)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:All extras are 1080p24.
All extras are in German unless otherwise specified.
Includes a 32 page booklet. -
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Subtitles:Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish for German Intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.37:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Music Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Commentaries:Audio commentary with Dr Wendy Haslem and Dr Angela Ndalianis, School of Culture and Communication, University of Melbourne
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Extras:"Journey to Metropolis" documentary (54:38)
2010 Theatrical Trailer (2:02)
Bonus Trailers
- Atlantis (2:20)
- Ohayo (3:53)
- The River (2:48)
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Subtitles:English (optional) for German Intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Music LPCM 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
DISC TWO
"Metropolis Refound" documentary (46:48)
"Metropolis – the Restoration of a Classic Film" documentary (27:44)
Examples of digital image restoration
- Introductory text (1:42)
- Before & After (7:31)
- Digital Image Restoration Process (2:48)
- Inserts Reconstruction (2:20)
Reconstruction Examples
- Introductory Text (2:02)
- Alliance Freder - Georgy (12:33)
- Space of Hel (16:21)
- Outtake: Eternal Gardens (4:52)
Comparison of Intertitles of the German & Argentinian versions (10:14) -
Subtitles:German Intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.37:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Music DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (2010 recording of the original score)
Music DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo (2010 recording of the original score) -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:"The Fading Image" 1984 featurette (17:51)
Gallery (0:37)
Fritz Lang Filmography (text)
Giorgio Moroder Filmography (text)
Complete Metropolis trailer (1:44)
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Subtitles:English (burned-in), Portuguese, Spanish (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.37:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Music DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (1984 Moroder score)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film (2010 Complete Version)
Audio commentary by film historians David Kalat and Jonathan Rosenbaum
"Die Reise nach Metropolis (Voyage to Metropolis)" documentary (54:42)
2010 Restoration trailer (2:01)
DISC TWO (Blu-ray)
* The Film (The Giorgio Moroder Version)
"Metropolis Refound" documentary (48:46) (in Spanish with optional English subtitles)
"The Fading Image" featurette (17:49)
DISC THREE (DVD)
* The Film (2001 Restoration)
Audio commentary by film historian Enno Patalas (in English)
Audio commentary by film historian Enno Patalas (in German) -
Subtitles:2010 Complete Version / 2001 Restoration Version: English (optional) for German Intertitles
The Giorgio Moroder Version: English (Burned-in) -
Aspect Ratio:1.37:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):2010 Complete Version
Music DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (2010 recording of the original score)
Music DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo (2010 recording of the original score)
The Giorgio Moroder Version
Music DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (Moroder score)
Music LPCM 2.0 stereo (Moroder score)
2001 Restoration Version:
Music Dolby Digital 5.1 (2001 recording of the original score)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The German extras include optional English subtitles.
Limited edition keep case with slipcase (2000 copies).
Includes a 100 page book featuring extensive writings on the film; interviews with Fritz Lang and a stunning array of rare archival imagery.
Available exclusively from Eureka! direct. -
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by film historians David Kalat and Jonathan Rosenbaum
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Extras:"Voyage to Metropolis" documentary (54:42)
2010 restoration trailer (2:01) -
Subtitles:English (optional) for German Intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.37:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Music DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (2010 recording of the original score)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:All extras in HD.
Comes with a 56-page booklet containing archival interviews with Fritz Lang, a 1927 review by Luis Buñuel, articles by Jonathan Rosenbaum and Karen Naundorf and restoration notes by Martin Koerber.
Also available in a Steelbook with the DVD edition.
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film (2010 Complete Version)
Audio commentary by film historians David Kalat and Jonathan Rosenbaum
"Die Reise nach Metropolis (Voyage to Metropolis)" documentary (54:42)
2010 Restoration trailer (2:01)
DISC TWO
* The Film (The Giorgio Moroder Version)
"Metropolis Refound" documentary (48:46) (in Spanish with optional English subtitles)
"The Fading Image" featurette (17:49) -
Subtitles:DISC ONE: English (optional) for German Intertitles
DISC TWO: English (burned-in) -
Aspect Ratio:1.37:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):DISC ONE
Music DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (2010 recording of the original score)
Music DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo (2010 recording of the original score)
DISC TWO
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Case type:Steelbook
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Notes:All extras in HD.
Limited edition Steelbook (4000 copies) with serial numbers laser-etched on the upper left back.
Includes a 54-page booklet featuring archival interviews with Fritz Lang, a 1927 review by Luis Buñuel, articles by Jonathan Rosenbaum and Karen Naundorf, and restoration notes by Martin Koerber.
Includes a lucky draw coupon to win a unique bespoke 9 carat Metropolis engraved solid gold bar.
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OVERALL: Draw
The German 3-disc release has the "Complete Metropolis" restoration and the most extras.
The UK 90th Anniversary Edition releases include the "Complete Metropolis" version, the "Giorgio Moroder Version" and the 2001 restoration version of the film, and has some exclusive extras.
The Australian release has the "Complete Metropolis" restoration with an exclusive commentary.
General film notes:
Metropolis has a very convoluted release and re-edit history, but for practical purposes there are only three versions worth considering and all are available on authorized home video:
- 2010 Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung "Complete" restoration (150 min, 24 fps) - with new recording of the original 1927 premiere Gottfried Huppertz orchestral score (The Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Frank Strobel)
- 2001 Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung restoration (119 min, 24 fps) - with new recording of the original 1927 premiere Gottfried Huppertz orchestral score (The Rundfunksinfonieorchester Saarbrücken, conducted by Berndt Heller)
- 1984 Giorgio Moroder Version (83 min, 24 fps) - adds tinting, some special effects and a modern rock/pop soundtrack
The film has always been fully copyrighted worldwide except for the US, where it fell into the public domain between 1953-1995. Information on the copyright can be found on the "Metropolis" Wikipedia entry and this detailed article at Plagarism Today.
Information on differences between the 2001 restoration and the 2010 restoration can be found at Movie-Censorship.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A Giorgio Moroder Version America- Kino Lorber - Giorgio Moroder version (83:20).
- Blu-ray ALL The Complete Metropolis America- Kino Lorber - 2010 complete version (148:54).
- Blu-ray ALL Germany- Warner Home Video - 2010 complete version (150:03).
- Blu-ray ALL Scandinavia- Atlantic Film - 2010 complete version (150:03) — includes 90 sec of restoration credits.
- Blu-ray B Australia- Madman Entertainment - 2010 complete version (150:04)
- Blu-ray B Deluxe Edition Germany- Warner Home Video - 2010 complete version (149:57).
- Blu-ray B Giorgio Moroder Version Spain- Divisa - Giorgio Moroder version (84:23).
- Blu-ray B 90th Anniversary Edition United Kingdom- Eureka - Both the 2010 complete version, with German intertitles (149:20), the Giorgio Moroder version (82:59), and the 2001 restoration version (118:27 PAL).
- Blu-ray B The Complete Metropolis United Kingdom- Eureka - 2010 complete version (149:20).
- Blu-ray B Ultimate Collector's Edition United Kingdom- Eureka - Both the 2010 complete version, with German intertitles (149:20) and the Giorgio Moroder version (82:59).
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Comparison added by Vincent_Bouche on 08/02/11
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 25/03/23UPDATE LOG:
09/02/11: Initial entry.
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
13/12/11: Added Kino release of the Moroder version.
24/10/12: Added German release.
25/10/12: Updated overall.
11/07/14: Added Scandinavian release.
01/02/15: Added the UK UCE release.
11/10/17: Added UK 90, capsaholic.
05/11/18: Updated notes.
28/04/22: Added Germany Deluxe, Spain.
05/02/23: Updated notes with Movie-Censorship.
05/03/23: Added Australia.
25/03/23: Updated UK 90.
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