Most expensive silent science fiction movie shown in the USA
In the United States, an updated and restored version of the 1927 movie Metropolis by German director Fritz Lang was released for limited release. The picture is the most expensive science fiction movie in subsonic cinematography; a huge sum of five million marks at that time was spent on its production - about 200 million dollars, taking into account inflation. The length of the movie was also a record for its time - 2.5 hours. When Metropolis was created; advanced technologies and unique shooting techniques were used, so the movie by Fritz Lang can be considered, without exaggeration, an `` Avatar '' of its time. The movie trailer can be found here. The Topic of Article: Most expensive silent science fiction movie shown in the USA. |
