In a staggering piece of news for all film buffs – one to surpass even the 1981 discovery of an uncut print of Carl Theodor Dreyer’s La Passion De Jeanne D’Arc in a closet in a Norwegian psychiatric hospital – sources have confirmed the discovery of a full-length print of Fritz Lang’s Metropolis, believed lost since 1927, in a private collection in Argentina.
An English translation of the announcement is here.
Kino, who had already planned a Blu-Ray edition of their previously restored version of Metropolis for 2009, have now announced that both standard and Blu-Ray editions containing the rediscovered footage will be released.
#1 by MatthewF on July 5, 2008 - 9:46 am
Quote
….but will it contain the disco version?
#2 by lyzard on July 5, 2008 - 4:47 pm
Quote
When you consider the various indignities that have been inflicted upon that film over the years, it’s not surprising it went and hid out in South America.
#3 by Chad R. on July 5, 2008 - 7:33 pm
Quote
A German movie hiding in Argentina? I’m glad it left *before* WWII, else I’d be suspicious.
#4 by supersonic on July 5, 2008 - 9:49 pm
Quote
Now with 20% more Communism!
(I can’t wait.)
#5 by Dave Causey on July 5, 2008 - 10:49 pm
Quote
Incredible news! 😀 I didn’t think we’d EVER get to see the film as originally intended.