# Metropolis has been rediscovered **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 4, 2008, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metropolis-has-been-rediscovered/455255 "2008-07-04T01:03:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2008, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metropolis-has-been-rediscovered/455255/1 "2008-07-04T01:03:10Z")
Fitz Langs legendary masterpiece Metropolis has been rediscovered. The film was heavily edited for American audiences, with key scenes being cut out. For 80 years the edited version has been all that is available. Now we can see it in its former glory. [http://www.zeit.de/online/2008/27/metropolis-vorab-englisch](http://www.zeit.de/online/2008/27/metropolis-vorab-englisch) some stills here: > **[UPDATED!! Images From Newly Recovered METROPOLIS Footage!!](http://legacy.aintitcool.com/node/37332)** > > Merrick again This has already been referenced in Talkbacks, but for those who haven't heard, Kino (who released the 2002 restoration of the film (available HERE) just indicated that their previously announced Blu-Ray of METROPOLIS will now... I am so very happy about this. This is an amazing iconic film. Everyone has seen parts of it, even if they don’t know it. I can’t wait to see it. I learned about this in the [Bricker’s Time Machine](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=473773) thread. It’s so cool that I thought it deserved its own thread. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2008, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metropolis-has-been-rediscovered/455255/2 "2008-07-04T01:05:42Z")
Holy crap! That’s awesome! ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2008, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metropolis-has-been-rediscovered/455255/3 "2008-07-04T01:07:12Z")
Excellent! I fell in love with the version that came out in the mid-80’s, and I look forward to seeing a complete one. ---
**Author:** ![kellner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c2a13f/32.png) [@kellner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kellner)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2008, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metropolis-has-been-rediscovered/455255/4 "2008-07-04T01:19:34Z")
And for everyone who has never seen it, here is a little [trailer](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69TzlCTgpu8) [Youtube]. ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2008, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metropolis-has-been-rediscovered/455255/5 "2008-07-04T01:20:57Z")
Awesome! I’ll be eager to see it… ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2008, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metropolis-has-been-rediscovered/455255/6 "2008-07-04T01:49:04Z")
Fritz Rasp? Is his character the one that Freder Frederson won’t let shoot himself after he gets fired, then sends him to his own apartment, at which time he goes on a tear with Freder’s wallet? ETA:_MOLOCHMASCHINE!_ ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2008, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metropolis-has-been-rediscovered/455255/7 "2008-07-04T02:03:08Z")
Woohoo! Excellent news! ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2008, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metropolis-has-been-rediscovered/455255/8 "2008-07-04T02:14:27Z")
[QUOTE=kellner] And for everyone who has never seen it, here is a little [trailer](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69TzlCTgpu8) [Youtube]. [/QUOTE] I wish the music wasn’t so loud - I can barely hear the actors. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2008, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metropolis-has-been-rediscovered/455255/9 "2008-07-04T02:15:28Z")
This is very cool. I have a poorly transfered DVD of the American version. I look forward to seeing this version. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2008, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metropolis-has-been-rediscovered/455255/10 "2008-07-04T02:44:30Z")
Does this version finally clear up just what Joh Fredersen was trying to do with the Robot-Maria? Or what Rotwang intended by helping him? ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2008, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metropolis-has-been-rediscovered/455255/11 "2008-07-04T03:28:30Z")
[QUOTE=Bryan Ekers] I wish the music wasn’t so loud - I can barely hear the actors. [/QUOTE] 🙂 Heh. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2008, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metropolis-has-been-rediscovered/455255/12 "2008-07-04T04:07:01Z")
Hot damn! This is about one step below finding the grail. ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2008, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metropolis-has-been-rediscovered/455255/13 "2008-07-04T04:30:25Z")
Wow! Metropolis! Wow! This is probably a good place for a link to the Queen video: [Radio Ga Ga](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgxxWB77BQ4). ---
**Author:** ![CaerieD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@CaerieD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaerieD)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2008, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metropolis-has-been-rediscovered/455255/14 "2008-07-04T04:41:16Z")
This is seriously freaking awesome. Fabulous news to end my night on. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2008, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metropolis-has-been-rediscovered/455255/15 "2008-07-04T05:29:11Z")
Miraculous!!! ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Some\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ad7895/32.png) [@Just\_Some\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Some_Guy)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2008, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metropolis-has-been-rediscovered/455255/16 "2008-07-04T07:49:28Z")
Awesome. I can’t wait until someone integrates the found footage with the existing restoration work. ---
**Author:** ![Kuboydal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecb155/32.png) [@Kuboydal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kuboydal)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2008, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metropolis-has-been-rediscovered/455255/17 "2008-07-04T13:42:24Z")
Hoorah! I bought a copy to fulfill my dream of changing the music to Stereolab. My version sucks, is cut off at the sides, and I couldn’t even watch it all the way through. Has anyone else read Ted McKeever’s Metropolis? It’s a wacko Superman version of the tale. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2008, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metropolis-has-been-rediscovered/455255/18 "2008-07-04T17:03:30Z")
[QUOTE=Just Some Guy] Awesome. I can’t wait until someone integrates the found footage with the existing restoration work. [/QUOTE] According to the article, what has been found is the complete original film before any edits have been made. The copy has to be cleaned up and restored, but otherwise, it doesn’t have to be integrated with anything else, as it contains all scenes currently known and those previously unknown. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2008, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metropolis-has-been-rediscovered/455255/19 "2008-07-04T17:06:59Z")
Ran into the edit window. It is like the Star Trek pilot episode The Cage. It was cut up to make up the episode The Menagerie, and the complete color episode was subsequently thought to be lost. Then a complete copy of it was found in a film lab in the 1980’s. I know that historically Metropolis is far more important than The Cage, but the circumstances are similar. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Some\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ad7895/32.png) [@Just\_Some\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Some_Guy)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2008, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metropolis-has-been-rediscovered/455255/20 "2008-07-04T17:35:07Z")
[QUOTE=cochrane] According to the article, what has been found is the complete original film before any edits have been made. The copy has to be cleaned up and restored, but otherwise, it doesn’t have to be integrated with anything else, as it contains all scenes currently known and those previously unknown. [/QUOTE] Yeah, but I think it would be easy if they just do the restoration work on the chunks that are missing and integrate it with the stuff that has been restored rather than redo the entire print. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metropolis-has-been-rediscovered/455255.md?page=2)