Product Details

• Format: Black & White, Full Screen, NTSC
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1.0
• Studio: Madacy Entertainment
• Run Time: 115.0 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000B5SEA2
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #159,754 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Fritz Lang's most famous silent film uses science fiction and spectacular special effects to tell a story of biting social criticism.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Great movie, bad copy, December 1, 2006

By	Steven A. Harris - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is probably the worst version of the best movie ever made. I give two stars instead of one because the movie in it's essence is fabulous, the print is just shameful. You can't read some of the title cards as they are copied to largely to fit on the normal television screen. The quality of the transfer is so bad it can be hard to watch. Considering the restored/authorized version exists, no one should ever purchase the "Hollywood Classics" print. The restored version looks fantastic, has interesting featurettes about the making of the film, has title cards you can read, and has detailed descriptions of the scenes that aren't included in the film as they have disappeared through damage/fire/degredation. If you want to purchase this film, do yourself a huge favor and buy the restored version so you can actually watch the film.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A picture of Hel, May 22, 2006

By	bernie "xyzzy" (Arlington, Texas) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)    (COMMUNITY FORUM 04)

In the back ground we see a picture of the Metropolis in 2026 that is watched over by Johhan 'Joh' Fredersen (Alfred Abel). He stole the heart of Hel from C.A. Rotwang, der Erfinder "The Inventor" (Rudolf Klien-Rogge) and married her. It was speculated that Hel fell for Joh's position of power more than love. Hel dies in child birth.

Rotwang being lonely invents a robot replacement for Hel. Rotwang loses a hand in the process. We see the machine person Hel on the poster the same way Joh saw it when he learned of its existence.

Meantime it looks like Jon's son Freder Frederson (Gustov Fröhlich) has been smitten by a kindly girl Maria (Brigitte Helm) with a mission. This mission is stated in the beginning credits as the "Head" and the "Hands" will be brought together by the "Heart."

Joh must squelch the son's infatuation with Maria and put the workers in their place.

Looking at the sight of Rotwang's machine person, an evil plan forms in Joh's mind. Little does he know what plan is in Rotwang's mind.

But we do.

Hel is the name of the queen of Helheim, the Norse underworld.

This is a 1927 movie, made at the UFA studios. Learn more of UFA in the book "The UFA Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company" by Klaus Kreimeier


The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918-1945 (Weimar and Now: German Cultural Criticism, 23)