The Astor Theatre - Metropolis (Fritz Lang)

Metropolis (Fritz Lang) [G]

METROPOLIS poster - select for larger image

 Sunday - June 15 - 7:30 PM - 118 minutes

First feature (screens with
Dr Mabuse the Gambler)

1926

restored B&W print, Dolby SR Stereo

Director: Fritz Lang

Starring: Brigette Helm, Alfred Abel

METROPOLIS poster - select for larger image Future humans are divided into two groups: the thinkers, who make plans and the workers, who achieve goals. When separate, neither group is complete, but together they make a whole. Created in 1925-26 by Austrian director Fritz Lang (1890-1976) in collaboration with his wife, Thea von Harbou Erich. Kettelhut's Metropolis set designs and drawings helped Lang create the unique imagery of this science-fiction classic and provided visual inspiration for Rintaro's Japanese anime of the same name. Excellent, multi-character performances from Brigette Helm. Restored version and for the first time with a Dolby SR stereo recording based on the original 1927 Orchestral Score. (AJP)

Rating: *****

See the trailer at the official Fritz Lang Metropolis WWW site