Classic German films on video by Director Fritz Lang including M, METROPOLIS, DESTINY (Between Two Worlds, Beyond The Wall), THE NIBELUNGEN (SIEGFRIED), THE NIBELUNGEN (KREIMHILDE'S REVENGE), WOMAN IN THE MOON (By Rocket To The Moon), SCARLET STREET, SPIES. Featuring Peter Lorre, Alfred Abel, Gustav Frölich, Rudolph Klein Rogge, Brigitte Helm, Paul Richter, Paul Richter.
M
A psychopathic child murder is hunted by both the police and the underworld. Cornered in an old factory, he is captured and brought to triâl before a "people's trìbunal" comprised of criminals! A brilliant film that raises questions of crime and punishment that are still being debated. One of the finest films of the early German sound period and a showcase of the techniques used by some silent film directors to make a successful transition to sound. Lang makes some creative uses of the new sound medium to enhance the subtle irony and darkness. From the dark Caligari--like streets to anguished faces of the parents of the vìctims, Lang captures every detail, constructing a near-perfect film. This is the longer, 99 minute re-release version with complete subtitles and the original anti capital punishment ending.
“Fritz Lang's first sound film is a masterpiece of low-keyed expressionism, in which fear permeates every brick of the dark alleys and crumbling buildings which form its background. “—Holt’s Foreign Film Guide.
Directed by Fritz Lang. Script; Thea Von Harbou, Paul Falkenberg, Adolf Jansen, Karl Vash. Photo; Fritz Arno Wagner. Music Karl Vollbrecht, Emil Hasler. Cast; Peter Lorre, Otto Wernicke, Gustav Gründgens, Theodore Loos, Ellen Widmann, George John.
Germany 1931. 99 minute
subtitled version.
ISBN 1-55881-186-9
$19.95
METROPOLIS
Lang's best known silent was this incredible blend of fantasy, science fiction and social criticism. In a futuristic super city, the elite "masters" of the city live a Felliniesque sweet life while the proletariat labors underground to maintain the machinery that keeps the city going. The plot thickens and takes off in a superb, overindulgent spectacle that involves a love affair between an elite city boy and a worker giri, a revolution, the sexiest female robot to ever hit the screen, and a recreation of the Tower of Babel! Lang was given an unprecedented budget to create the still impressive huge sets inspired by the New York City skyline. Eugen Schüfftan used a new special effects process to combine life-size action with miniature models to create stunning images of a mechanized monster city populated by flying machines.
Highly recommended essential cinema.
Directed by Fritz Lang. Script; Thea Von Harbou. Photo; Karl Freund, Günther Rittau. Cast; Brigitte Helm, Alfred Abel, Gustav Frölich, Rudolph Klein Rogge, Fritz Rasp.
Germany 1926. 129 minutes. Silent film with added music score.
ISBN 1-55881-184-2
$19.95
DESTINY
Between Two Worlds / Beyond The Wall / Der Müde Tod
Death in human form visits a newlywed couple. The man disappears with the mysterious stranger and the woman is thrown into a frenzied state of paranoia and despair. At the height of her madness -- as she prepares to take her own life — the grim reaper appears and offers her a deal; her lover will be returned if she prevents three burning candles from extingishing. The woman finds herself moving through three nightmarish stories of life, existence, destiny, love and death in Arabia, Venice and China. An incredibly intricate film with a wealth of dark and mystical allegories.
Directed by Fritz Lang. Script by Lang and Thea Von Harbou. Photo; Erich Nietzschmann, Fritz Arno Wagner, Hermann Salfrank. Cast; Lil Dagover, Rudolph Klein Rogge, Bernard Goetke, Eduard Von Winterstein, Karl Huszar.
Germany, 1921 120
minutes. Silent film with added music.
ISBN 1-55881-182-6
$19.95
THE
NIBELUNGEN, PART ONE:
SIEGFRIED
One of the most spectacular, expansive (and expensive) undertakings of the Silent German cinema was this extraordinary two part film adventure based on the classic saga. Siegfried, a Teutonic Knight, wins the hand of Princess Kriemhiid after years of wooing and spectacular feats of daring including a fantastic battle with a dragon. A long and brewing argument between Kreimhilde and a queen culminates jn Siegfried's murder and sets Kriemhild off on a path of revenge.
“Lang's adaptation of the 13thcentury German saga is a superb example of the craftsmanship at the UFA studios. The stylized set designs by Otto Hunte, Erich Kettelhut and Karl Vollbrecht create a mysterious beauty, especially the misty forest (constructed in a Zeppelin hangar) and the romantic castles.” —Holt’s Foreign Film Guide
Directed by Fritz Lang. Script; Fritz Lang, Thea Von Harbou. Photo; Carl Hoffman, Günther Rittau, Walter Ruttmann. Cast; Paul Richter, Margarete Schon, Hanna Ralph, Bernhard Goetzke, Theodore Loos, Hans Adalbert Von Schlettow, Rudolf Klein-Rogge.
Germany, 1924. 131
minutes. Silent film with music.
ISBN 1-55881-472-8
$19.95
THE
NIBELUNGEN, PART TWO:
KREIMHILDE'S REVENGE
One of the most spectacular, expansive (and expensive) undertakings of the Silent German cinema was this extraordinary two part film adventure based on the Nibelungeniied saga. In the second and concluding episode, Kreimhilde's plans to avenge Siegfried's murder culminate in a massively staged final battle sequence. Directed by Fritz Lang. Script; Fritz Lang, Thea Von Harbou. Photo; Carl Hoffman, Günther Rittau, Walter Ruttmann. Cast; Paul Richter, Margarete Schon, Hanna Ralph, Bernhard Goetzke, Theodore Loos, Hans Adalbert Von Schlettow, Rudolf Klein-Rogge.
Germany, 1924. 126
minutes. Silent film with added music.
ISBN 1-55881-478-7
$19.95
WOMAN
IN THE MOON
By Rocket To The Moon / Die Frau Im Mond
A scientist who believes the moon is made of gold organizes a rocket trip to the moon. Lang’s film is astonishingly prophetic; even the countdown from 10 to blastoff. The realism comes in part from Professor Hermann Oberth who served as one of the film’s technical advisors and later contributed to the Nazi’s V2 rocket program. Nevertheless, when the ship lands on the moon, the plot does get a bìt out of hand; not only is there gold on the moon but oxygen too! The gold, and the characters’ greed lead to treachery and deceit. Great science fiction from a master.
Germany 1929 143 minutes. Directed by Fritz Lang. Script by Thea Von Harbou, Fritz Lang. Photo; Curt Courant, Oskar Fischinger, Otto Kanturek. Cast; Willy Fritsch, Klaus Pohl, Gustav Von Wangenheim, Gerda Maurus, Fritz Rasp.
ISBN: 1-55881-185-0
$19.95
SCARLET STREET
A timid bank clerk falls for a femme fatale streetwalker who stirs up the man's long- buried passions, and conspires with a boyhiend to extort money from him. When he eventually outlives his usefulness, she discards him & he declines into absolute, total insanity.
A dark, brooding, beautifully realized film noir of illicit desire. Considered by many critics to be Lang's best American film.
Directed by Fritz Lang. Cast; Edward G Robinson, Joan Bennett, Dan Durea.
USA 1945 101 min.
ISBN: 1-55881-065-X
$19.95
SPIES
Exciting thriller with a master spy hunted by the secret service while hunting down his own victim.
Germany 1928). 92
min.
ISBN: 1-55881-472-8
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