TY - GEN N2 - The story of a 21st century city run by a "super trustee" and his collaborators who live in a paradise-like garden. Workers are totally enslaved by machines and condemned to live underground. In the midst of this misery, a young woman, Maria, arises and attempts to inspire the workers to throw off their oppressors. AB - The story of a 21st century city run by a "super trustee" and his collaborators who live in a paradise-like garden. Workers are totally enslaved by machines and condemned to live underground. In the midst of this misery, a young woman, Maria, arises and attempts to inspire the workers to throw off their oppressors. T1 - Metropolis DA - c2002. CY - New York : AU - Lang, Fritz, AU - Harbou, Thea von, AU - Helm, Brigitte, AU - Fröhlich, Gustav. AU - Klein-Rogge, Rudolf. AU - Abel, Alfred, AU - Loos, Theodor, AU - George, Heinrich, AU - Rasp, Fritz, AU - Freund, Karl, AU - Rittau, Günther. AU - Huppertz, Gottfried, AU - Patalas, Enno. ET - Restored authorized ed. CN - PN1997 CN - PN1997 PB - Kino on Video, PP - New York : LA - engfrespa LA - Silent with English, French, or Spanish intertitles; optional audio commentary and documentary in English with optional French, Spanish, or English subtitles. PY - c2002. N1 - Originally produced by UFA as a motion picture in 1927. N1 - Based on the novel by Thea von Harbou. N1 - Restored under the supervision of the Murnau Foundation and with the original 1927 orchestral score by Gottfried Huppertz. N1 - Includes: a 43 min. documentary, The Metropolis case, on the making of the film by Enno Patalas; optional audio commentary; photo. galleries of production stills, missing scenes, architectural sketches, and poster artwork; a short segment about the digital restoration. ID - 309138 KW - Twenty-first century SN - 076788180X SN - 9780767881807 TI - Metropolis ER -