In our debut episode, we discuss Fritz Lang’s Metropolis, including the restoration that produced this most complete version to date, the culture that Metropolis influenced, and Metropolis’ status as a masterpiece.

See where Metropolis is available to watch in the US | UK.

Supplemental Material:

Kino Lorber's The Complete Metropolis (Blu-ray)

Eureka! Masters of Cinema's Metropolis (Blu-ray)

Fritz Lang's Metropolis: Cinematic Visions of Technology and Fear (Book)

Fritz Lang Interviews (Conversations with Filmmakers Series) (Book)

Voyage to Metropolis (2010) (Documentary)

The Metropolis Case (2003) (Documentary)

Fritz Lang's Interview with William Friedkin (1975)

Metropolis - Special Effects

Little People, Big Effects (covers many processes used in Metropolis)

Metropolis: A Rare Film Programme for Fritz Lang’s Masterpiece

"A Movie Based on Science" from Science and Invention, June 1927 (Pages 12 & 13)

Art House: An Introduction to German Expressionist Films by Alissa Darsa

Fritz Lang’s Monster: Was Metropolis a Pro-Nazi Film by Elly Hoffman

METROPOLIS Unbound by David Bordwell

Urban Renewal on a Very Large Scale by Roger Ebert

I've Never Seen … Metropolis by Stuart Jeffries

Unified Theory [METROPOLIS] by Jonathan Rosenbaum

The Ten Best Films of ... 1927 by Kristin Thompson

Additional Audio Sources:

Metropolis (1927) - Official Theatrical Trailer

Fritz Lang's Interview with William Friedkin (1975)

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