The Astor Theatre - Metropolis (Fritz Lang)

Metropolis (Fritz Lang) [G]

METROPOLIS poster - select for larger image

 Monday — February 15 — 7:30 PM — 118 minutes

First feature (screens with
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler)

1926

restored B&W print (2002), 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 (2002) and for the first time with a Dolby SR stereo recording based on the original 1927 Orchestral Score. (AJP)

Rating: *****

IMDb logo    Internet Movie Database listing for Metropolis.

See the trailer at the official Fritz Lang Metropolis WWW site