“METROPOLIS” (1927) FRITZ LANG- FILM RECOMENDED BY BFI
Few films have been made that could boast of such a rich history as "Metropolis". Filmed in 1927 in Germany, this picture appeared on the screens of cinemas many times, in dozens of different versions. Lang's work is also one of the first science-fiction movies. The production, realized for a dizzying sum of six million German marks, was a spectacular financial disaster. It was close to bankrupt the famous "Universum Films". People were coldly received, which started one of the currently most popular film genres. Today, almost a hundred years after the premiere of "Metropolis", this picture is considered one...