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Metropolis: a rare original British souvenir programme for the premier presentation of the film at Marble Arch Pavillion, London, 21st March 1927,


UFA / Wardour Films Ltd.,produced for Fritz Lang's masterpiece Metropolis, it contains statements from producer, cast and principal crew, as well as illustrations of the making of the film, and describes how the film was adapted from fiction to cinema. Cover art taken from the German poster, depicting Mary in a robotic headpiece, 7in x 9 3/4in (18cm x 25cm)
|Metropolis is a German expressionist science-fiction drama film directed by Fritz Lang and written by Thea von Harbou, with collaboration from Lang himself. The silent film is regarded as a pioneering work of the science-fiction genre in movies, being among the first feature-length movies of this genre.