Metropolis

by Fritz Lang · Germany · 1927 · 2h29 – 1re partie 1h35, 2e partie 54min

2026. Metropolis is a teeming megalopolis, where the workers are slaves forced to grind away to ensure the happiness of a privileged elite... The gigantic, visionary opus constitutes the culmination of German Expressionism and is widely regarded as the absolute apex of silent film.

Metropolis
Germany, 1927, 2h29, noir et blanc, format 1.37

Restoration by Friedrich-Wilhelm Murnau Stiftung in collaboration with the Deutsche Kinemathek at the Alpha-Omega Digital laboratory. Funding by the German Federal Commissioner for Culture and Media and the DEFA Foundation.
Rights holder: Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung