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Giorgio Moroder's Metropolis (1984)

10/08/1984 (DE)Drama, Science Fiction1h 23m
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Overview

In 1984, Academy Award winning composer Giorgio Moroder introduced Fritz Lang’s science fiction epic Metropolis to a new generation of filmgoers. Working in collaboration with film archivists globally, Moroder supervised a special reconstruction, with color tinting, fewer intertitles and newly restored footage. A pioneer in the field of digital music, Moroder backed this special edition with a throbbing new score, punctuated with pop songs from some of the biggest stars of the early MTV era: Freddie Mercury, Pat Benatar, Adam Ant, Bonnie Tyler, Loverboy and others.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Gustav Fröhlich

      Gustav Fröhlich

      Freder Fredersen

    2. Brigitte Helm

      Brigitte Helm

      Maria / The Machine Man

    3. Alfred Abel

      Alfred Abel

      Johann 'Joh' Fredersen

    4. Rudolf Klein-Rogge

      Rudolf Klein-Rogge

      C.A. Rotwang

    5. Theodor Loos

      Theodor Loos

      Josaphat

    6. Fritz Rasp

      Fritz Rasp

      The Thin Man

    7. Erwin Biswanger

      Erwin Biswanger

      No. 11811 - Georgy

    8. Heinrich George

      Heinrich George

      Grot

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    A review by DanTheMan2150AD

    8.0
    Written by DanTheMan2150AD on Sep 16, 2023

    Having seen the 2010 restoration multiple times, it's probably blasphemy to say that Giorgio Moroder's restoration is my preferred way to watch the Fritz Lang classic. There's just something about how well 1920s German Expressionism marries with 1980s synth-pop, it's undoubtedly an artefact from another time and most likely nothing more than a curiosity to people nowadays but as an attempt to bring Lang's classic back to the masses, Moroder succeeded. It was the first serious attempt at trying to restore Metropolis to Lang's original vision after the 1972 attempt that had been plagued with mul...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

    Budget$5,500,000.00

    Revenue-

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