Giorgio Moroder Presents: METROPOLIS is to be released in the UK as a Limited Edition DVD Steelbook on 23 July 2012.
• First time on UK DVD for this legendary version of the blockbuster science-fiction classic
• Iconic, zeitgeist-defining soundtrack includes the music of Freddie Mercury, Adam Ant, Bonnie Tyler, and others
• Giorgio Moroder is credited with pioneering and helping to popularize the Eurodisco sound and has worked with Donna Summer, Sparks, Blondie, The Three Degrees, Japan & David Bowie
TRAILER:
SYNOPSIS:
In the era when one could still but only dream of a comprehensive restoration of Fritz Lang's silent sci-fi epic Metropolis, esteemed pop artist/producer and pioneering electronic composer Giorgio Moroder followed his work on Brian De Palma's cult-classic Al Pacino vehicle Scarface by assembling his own version of Lang's 1920s classic. The result was a zeitgeist-infused, high-kitsch/high-art amalgam of some of the quintessential cinema images and then-contemporary 1980s pop-chart melodrama.
For millions around the world, it is this version of Metropolis – featuring music by Moroder himself and artistes such as Adam Ant, Pat Benatar, Freddie Mercury, Bonnie Tyler, and Jon Anderson – which first comes to mind whenever mention is made of the Lang original or, indeed, the iconic imagery and power of silent cinema.
Eureka Entertainment are proud to present a new restoration of Giorgio Moroder's cult reworking of Fritz Lang's Metropolis for the very first time on DVD in the UK – a bizarre and beautiful retro-futurist timepiece which continues to speak of the past, present, and future…available as a limited edition DVD SteelBook from 23 July 2012.
SPECIAL DVD EDITION:
• New high-definition restoration from rare original 35mm elements
• Original stereo and 5.1 surround audio options
• The Fading Image, a vintage documentary from 1984 detailing the creation of Moroder's reconstruction
DETAILS:
Label: Eureka Entertainment Ltd
DVD Steelbook Cat. No: EKA40349
DVD Steelbook Barcode: 5060000403497
DVD Steelbook RRP: £20.42
Release Date: 23 July 2012
Certificate: PG
Run Time: 84 minutes
Format: 1.37:1 OAR, B&W/ Tinted
Genre: Sci-fi
Director: Fritz LANG
Year: 1984
Country: Italy/ Germany
Language: Silent/ English Intertitles
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