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Eureka Video have announced the 20th January 2003 Region 2 DVD release of Metropolis with a retail price of £19.99. This all-new 2-disc Special Edition release will contain the following....
Disc One
4:3 transfer taken from a newly restored print with a running time of 118 minutes (when projected at 25fps)
Silent with original score written by Gottfried Huppertz
Audio commentary by film historian Enno Patalas
Disc Two
The Metropolis Case - From Art to Cinema; From Caligari to Metropolis; From Vienna to Berlin; The Making of Metropolis; Imaginary Architecture; Viewing Machines; Special Effects; Sound Pictures; The Unmaking; The Remaking; After Metropolis
The Restoration - Metropolis as an Example of Film Restoration
Photo Galleries - The Making of Metropolis - Production Stills; Missing Scenes; Architectural Sketches; Costume Designs; Poster
Facts and Dates
Biographies - Fritz Lang; Thea von Harbou; Erich Pommer; Karl Freund; Gunther Rittau; Otto Hunte; Erich Kettelhut; Gottfried Huppertz; Brigitte Helm; Gustav Frohlich; Rudolf Klein-Rogge; Alfred Abel; Heinrich George
DVD Credits
To coincide with the double disc special edition release, Eureka, in conjunction with Arrow films, is also releasing Metropolis theatrically in two London venues on 17th January 2003 - the NFT and The Other Cinema (formally known as The Metro) - followed by a regional screening programme.
The following text is taken from the Press Release...
Directed by Fritz Lang and written by his wife Thea von Harbou, Metropolis is a landmark in film history and a huge influence on subsequent sci-fi and fantasy films, most notably Blade Runner and the Star Wars series. Backed by the vast, state-operated Ufa, the film was a milestone in cinematic technique involving thousands of extras, astounding futuristic sets and groundbreaking special effects.
Now, with Eureka Video's double disc special edition release, it is possible to view Metropolis with a photographic quality that comes extremely close to the visual impression made by the premiere copy of 1927, and brings to a successful close the efforts of various film archives to reconstruct and preserve this quite extraordinary film. A fascinating celebration of a timeless classic that will astound and entertain, this is a must-have release for any serious film collection.
Update :
I have included the full specs of this two disc set with the help of DVDTimes, sponsors of the DVDForums.
Thanks to kanedaa for this
Eureka have informed us that the RRP is now £19.99.
Sounds like a nice set :)
any info on the score ?
is it going to be synth ?
R2Project seem to have missed out the details of disc one, taken from our story here (http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/index.cgi?page=News&id=3804) at DVDTimes...
Disc One
4:3 transfer taken from a newly restored print with a running time of 118 minutes (when projected at 25fps)
Silent with original score written by Gottfried Huppertz
Audio commentary by film historian Enno Patalas
Looking forward to this - hope it's as good as it sounds. Anyone know if the R1 version will be any better?
Its about time it was released with the original score every VHS copy in the past 10 years or so has had that crappy 80's soundtrack on it, im looking forward to this one, as its on of my fave films:clap:
Have put this on my wants list too.
Nearly bought a bog standard disc of it a few months back but am glad I held off now :)
ive never heard the original score, it is orchestral right ?
i have the currect Eureka DVD, and they claim it isnt synth, but it sounds like it is, sounds really crap.
Originally posted by kanedaa
R2Project seem to have missed out the details of disc one, taken from our story here (http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/index.cgi?page=News&id=3804) at DVDTimes...
Disc One
4:3 transfer taken from a newly restored print with a running time of 118 minutes (when projected at 25fps)
Silent with original score written by Gottfried Huppertz
Audio commentary by film historian Enno Patalas
Hi Kanedaa
I missed that so I have updated my first post with the full specs
:thumbs:
Yes! But...
Originally posted by oscar
The following text is taken from the Press Release...
...brings to a successful close the efforts of various film archives to reconstruct and preserve this quite extraordinary film.[/B]
That comment is a bit premature, isn't it? :D
And whatever the quality of the print, it wouldn't, couldn't be worse than the LAST Eureka effort. Let's hope they've really improved this time.
so is this the same as the disc that Kino are issuing in R1 in feb?
I believe it is
Originally posted by KeyserSoze
ive never heard the original score, it is orchestral right ?
i have the currect Eureka DVD, and they claim it isnt synth, but it sounds like it is, sounds really crap.
I'm sure that '27 score is gona drive anyone nuts, and a 2 disc set, who's gona buy it? :confused:
Oh... :| :dork:
Eureka Video have announced the 20th January 2003 Region 2 DVD release of Metropolis with a retail price of £19.99. This all-new 2-disc Special Edition release will contain the following....
Disc One
4:3 transfer taken from a newly restored print with a running time of 118 minutes (when projected at 25fps)
Silent with original score written by Gottfried Huppertz
Audio commentary by film historian Enno Patalas
Disc Two
The Metropolis Case - From Art to Cinema; From Caligari to Metropolis; From Vienna to Berlin; The Making of Metropolis; Imaginary Architecture; Viewing Machines; Special Effects; Sound Pictures; The Unmaking; The Remaking; After Metropolis
The Restoration - Metropolis as an Example of Film Restoration
Photo Galleries - The Making of Metropolis - Production Stills; Missing Scenes; Architectural Sketches; Costume Designs; Poster
Facts and Dates
Biographies - Fritz Lang; Thea von Harbou; Erich Pommer; Karl Freund; Gunther Rittau; Otto Hunte; Erich Kettelhut; Gottfried Huppertz; Brigitte Helm; Gustav Frohlich; Rudolf Klein-Rogge; Alfred Abel; Heinrich George
DVD Credits
To coincide with the double disc special edition release, Eureka, in conjunction with Arrow films, is also releasing Metropolis theatrically in two London venues on 17th January 2003 - the NFT and The Other Cinema (formally known as The Metro) - followed by a regional screening programme.
The following text is taken from the Press Release...
Directed by Fritz Lang and written by his wife Thea von Harbou, Metropolis is a landmark in film history and a huge influence on subsequent sci-fi and fantasy films, most notably Blade Runner and the Star Wars series. Backed by the vast, state-operated Ufa, the film was a milestone in cinematic technique involving thousands of extras, astounding futuristic sets and groundbreaking special effects.
Now, with Eureka Video's double disc special edition release, it is possible to view Metropolis with a photographic quality that comes extremely close to the visual impression made by the premiere copy of 1927, and brings to a successful close the efforts of various film archives to reconstruct and preserve this quite extraordinary film. A fascinating celebration of a timeless classic that will astound and entertain, this is a must-have release for any serious film collection.
Update :
I have included the full specs of this two disc set with the help of DVDTimes, sponsors of the DVDForums.
Thanks to kanedaa for this
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Eureka have informed us that the RRP is now £19.99.
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Sounds like a nice set :)
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any info on the score ?
is it going to be synth ?
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R2Project seem to have missed out the details of disc one, taken from our story here (http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/index.cgi?page=News&id=3804) at DVDTimes...
Disc One
4:3 transfer taken from a newly restored print with a running time of 118 minutes (when projected at 25fps)
Silent with original score written by Gottfried Huppertz
Audio commentary by film historian Enno Patalas
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Looking forward to this - hope it's as good as it sounds. Anyone know if the R1 version will be any better?
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Its about time it was released with the original score every VHS copy in the past 10 years or so has had that crappy 80's soundtrack on it, im looking forward to this one, as its on of my fave films:clap:
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Have put this on my wants list too.
Nearly bought a bog standard disc of it a few months back but am glad I held off now :)
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ive never heard the original score, it is orchestral right ?
i have the currect Eureka DVD, and they claim it isnt synth, but it sounds like it is, sounds really crap.
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Originally posted by kanedaa
R2Project seem to have missed out the details of disc one, taken from our story here (http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/index.cgi?page=News&id=3804) at DVDTimes...
Disc One
4:3 transfer taken from a newly restored print with a running time of 118 minutes (when projected at 25fps)
Silent with original score written by Gottfried Huppertz
Audio commentary by film historian Enno Patalas
Hi Kanedaa
I missed that so I have updated my first post with the full specs
:thumbs:
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Yes! But...
Originally posted by oscar
The following text is taken from the Press Release...
...brings to a successful close the efforts of various film archives to reconstruct and preserve this quite extraordinary film.[/B]
That comment is a bit premature, isn't it? :D
And whatever the quality of the print, it wouldn't, couldn't be worse than the LAST Eureka effort. Let's hope they've really improved this time.
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so is this the same as the disc that Kino are issuing in R1 in feb?
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I believe it is
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Originally posted by KeyserSoze
ive never heard the original score, it is orchestral right ?
i have the currect Eureka DVD, and they claim it isnt synth, but it sounds like it is, sounds really crap.
I'm sure that '27 score is gona drive anyone nuts, and a 2 disc set, who's gona buy it? :confused:
Oh... :| :dork:
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