A large part of the missing footage cut from Metropolis, Fritz Lang’s most impressive film of its time, after it flopped upon opening in 1927 has been found in a museum in Argentina.
The most expensive film ever made in German at that time, 1927, the cult sci-fi classic, was written by Lang and his wife.
Metropolis did poorly, so the movie received a re-edit to recoup costs, cutting about 25% of the film. It was released and received great acclaim.
Yet a copy of the original version ended up in Argentina by Adolfo Z. Wilson, who was head of Buenos Aires distribution named Terra.
Now, the original unedited version of Metropolis has been found.
For film lovers and historians this is awesome. The film needs to be restored; I hope it is, because it’s not in the best of shape with scratches and such.
Personally, I’d like to see the original version and see what Lang truly intended with his film about futuristic urban dystopia. The year 2006 set against the conditions of social tension between the working class and capitalist bosses.
Metropolis was considered a classic in part because of its pioneering special effects.
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moriarty said
July 3 2008 @ 1:50 am
Great newss for CINEMA! I love that movie.
Liz said
July 3 2008 @ 1:51 am
That’s pretty amazing. I’d love to see the lost parts of the movie; thing like that always fascinate me.
eoin ofaolain said
July 3 2008 @ 4:44 am
This is great news. I’m counting the days until it gets an Ultimate Edition DVD release
Kenna McHugh said
July 3 2008 @ 5:24 am
I am sure the restoration process takes time, but worth the wait. The restoration of film is quite effective with the technology we have today.
UNKNOWN said
August 14 2008 @ 10:55 am
I HOPE IT WILL BE A GOOD FILM AS THE SUPERMAN1 AND SUPERMAN2!
IF THERE IS A SUPERMAN3 REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED TO THE POOR MAN CRISTOFER RIEV!
I WAS FEELING VOMET FOR THE JOURNALISTS THAT WERE TRYING TO MAKE MONEY BY THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THIS MAN ON THE WHEELCHAIR!
YOU SEE IF ONE REACH TO HIGH A BAD THING CAN HAPPENED!
OTHER LAUGHS,OTHER MAKE MONEY, OTHER FEEL PAIN!