Metropolis 1927 facts
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The seminal 1927 sci-fi film "Metropolis" only exists in full because an Argentine film distributor happened to be on a trip to Berlin at its premiere. His copy, undiscovered for 80 years and heavily damaged, is the only source for about 25% of the film.
Karl Freund, cinematographer on Metropolis (1927) and Dracula (1931) also shot most of the episodes of I Love Lucy.
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The Widely acclaimed silent film Metropolis(1927) was criticized by H.G.Wells in The New York Times as being "quite the silliest film".
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Fritz Lang's silent film Metropolis (1927) was remastered by Music producer Giorgio Moroder with a soundtrack by rock artists such as Freddie Mercury, Loverboy and Adam Ant in 1984
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The first robot depicted in cinema was a gynoid named Maria in the 1927 science fiction film, Metropolis.
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A restoration of the 1927 masterpiece, Metropolis, was nominated for 2 Razzies.
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Metropolis (1927) was admired so much by Adolf Hitler and Joesph Goebbels that they offered the director Fritz Lang, a chance to become a true Aryan and a free pass as for he was 50% Jewish.
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In 1984, electronic music legend Giorgio Moroder composed and produced a contemporary soundtrack and re-edit of the 1927 film 'Metropolis' which featured songs from artists like Freddie Mercury, Bonnie Tyler, Pat Benetar, and Billy Squier.
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Metropolis (1927) had more than 37,000 extras in it. It includes 25,000 men, 11,000 women, 1,100 bald men, 750 children, 100 dark-skinned people and 25 Asians.
