Yes!!! The newly restored version of Frtiz Lang’s masterpiece Metropolis is being re-released in its definitive form. The newly restored film contains 25 minutes of never before seen footage intended for the original cut, which had been missing for nearly a century. We reported earlier on the premiere in Germany awhile back but now it’s coming to the US and the trailer is online thanks to Apple, in glorious HD. Watch in awe as this long treasured classic is brought back to life for a whole new audience. You can also check it out below.
The most influential of all silent films — and a blueprint for future classics like Blade Runner and The Matrix — Fritz Lang’s visionary Metropolis can finally be seen as intended, with 25 minutes of newly—discovered footage and Gottfried Huppertz’s magnificent original score. The addition of this astounding new material (1,257 shots, including entire new sequences), carefully restored and edited into the 2002 restoration, results in the closest rendition ever seen since the film’s 1927 Berlin premiere.
Are you excited for the re-release of Metropolis?