Fritz Lang on Blu-ray

[Richard--W]

Nope. Have the Kino's. I'm considering buying the German edition shown in my previous post.
I didn't find out about MoC's 90th Anniversary Limited Edition box-set until it was sold out. That's the edition I really want.

[Richard--W]

A new Universum edition November 23, region B/2:

https://www.amazon.de/Metropolis-Blu...oding=UTF8&me=

Evidently this six-film box-set from Universum has been out since February:

https://www.amazon.de/Die-Fritz-Lang...oding=UTF8&me=

[filmlover22]

I just ordered my last Lang films from MoC and WB archives, which almost completes my Lang on Bluray collection. Missing: Cloak and Dagger. Besides that, I think I have everything available from US/UK except his first 3 films. About 20 BDs. Very happy.

Note: His first 3 movies are available in the Kino box set. Did not want that set, so I will have to wait until they become available from another distributor.

Not aware of these being available in BD from US/UK (though I have some of these in DVD):

Return of Frank James,
Human Desire,
Fury,
Liliom,
Blue Gardenia,
Der Tiger von Eschnapur and Das indische Grabmal,
Rancho Notorious,
1000 eyes of Dr Mabuse,
House by the River,
Moonfleet,
American Guerrilla in Phillipines,
Clash by night.

So still room for growth!

[Richard--W]

Does anyone own this out-of-print 3-disc edition published in Germany by Warner Brothers?
is it the same as the 90th Anniversary Edition?
does it contain more than one edit of the film?
can you comment on the transfers etc?
English friendly? English intertitles?

[Jar Jar Stinks]

Originally Posted by Richard--W

I'm dismayed that all the choice editions of Metropolis are out of print
and going for silly prices. Does anyone own this German edition published
by Warner Brothers? is it the same as the 90th Anniversary Edition? can you
comment on the transfers etc? English friendly? English intertitles?

[Show spoiler]

German 3-disc release is region free, but not English-friendly.

Blu-ray ALL America - Kino Lorber
The Complete Metropolis
Extras:"Voyage to Metropolis" documentary (54:42)
Interview with curator of the Museo del Cine Paula Felix-Didier (9:31)
"2010 restoration" trailer (2:01)
Subtitles:English Intertitles
Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
Picture Format: 1080p 24fps AVC MPEG-4
Soundtrack(s):Music DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (2010 recording of the original score)
Music LPCM 2.0 stereo (2010 recording of the original score)
Case type:Keep Case
Notes:All extras in HD.
Comes in a cardboard holographic slipcase.
Includes forced English subtitles for in-movie text.
Special thanks to Rewind user Daniel_Rudolph for providing these specifications.



Blu-ray ALL Germany - Warner Home Video
Extras: DISC ONE
* The Film
Details of the production (text only)
Blu-ray credits (text only)

DISC TWO
"Metropolis – the Restoration of a Classic Film" documentary (27:42)
"Metropolis Refound" documentary (46:49) (in Spanish with optional German subtitles)
"Voyage to Metropolis" documentary (52:26)

DISC THREE
Examples of the digital picture restoration (14:22)
Examples of the digital reconstruction (35:49)
Comparison between the intertitles of the German & Argentinian versions (10:14)
Gottfried Huppertz as a bit-part actor and extra in Fritz Lang films (9:26)
Motifs from Gottfried Huppertz' composition for Metropolis in Willy Schmidt-Gentners music for Cyankali (1930) (6:43)
Quotations from Metropolis in Geza von Bolvarys Das Schloss In Flandern (11:45)
Gramophone record with introduction by Lang and motifs from the composition of Huppertz (8:39)
BD ROM: Mini-features about the special effects
Picture galleries

IN THE CASE
32-page booklet
Subtitles:German Intertitles
Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
Picture Format: 1080p 24fps VC-1
Soundtrack(s):Music DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (2010 recording of the original score)
Music Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo (2010 recording of the original score)
Case type:Keep Case
Notes:All extras are 1080p24.
All extras are in German unless otherwise specified.

OVERALL: Draw
Between
– the German 3-disc release for the extras, though note it is not English-friendly
– the UK Ultimate Collector's Edition and 90th Anniversary Edition releases for both cuts of the film and its selection of extras. Only differences with packaging and book contents.

General film notes:
The following versions of the movie are known:
– The original premiere version (210 min).
– The German theatrical version, considered as the official version of the movie (153 min).
– The cut US theatrical version (114 min).
– The 1987 "Films sans Frontières" version (120 min).
– The 2002 Murnau Foundation 75th aniversary restored version (123 min).
– The 2010 complete version. This version is very close to the official version: only two scenes, that could not be restored, are described with intertitles (150 min).
http://www.dvdcompare.net/comparison....php?fid=17394

WB looks better to me: https://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?go=1&...2=6991&i=8&l=0

[filmlover22]

Return of Frank James is coming to Blu ray in January via Twighlight!!

[Pecker]

I'd love Fury. I'd guess that'd be WAC.

[Drake2222]

Any word on how the new German release of Testement of Dr M is?

[Richard--W]

BFI / Masters of Cinema are readying Fritz Lang's Human Desire (1954) for bluray early next year. I'm excited for this.

[Richard--W]

Good news.
The Eschnapur films are a big step toward completing Fritz Lang's films on blu-ray.
Human Desire (1954) is on the way, too.

Now if only someone put out Fury (1937), You and Me (1938), An American Guerilla In
the Philippines (1950), House By the River (1950), Rancho Notorious (1952), Clash By
Night (1952), The Blue Gardenia (1953), Moonfleet (1955) and most importantly both
versions of his last and final Mabuse thriller The 1,000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse (1960). The
latter is out in Europe but it's not English friendly.

[Drake2222]

I’ve never been that big a fan of Fritz Lang’s american movies, but recently I saw Man Hunt (which I had never seen before) and liked it a lot. Unlike most of Lang’s Hollywood movies, which tend to come across as Hollywood movies that only happen to be directed by Lang, Man Hunt comes across as a Fritz Lang movie, that only happens to be produced by Hollywood

[MalteseCrow]

Can't believe I'm just discovering this thread now. I've been getting into Lang through his film noir contributions and after watching both Ministry of Fear and Scarlet Street within a couple weeks of each other, I was absolutely blown away. Where had these movies been all my life? How had I missed out? Who was this director and how is he not being spoken of in the same reverent language as Alfred Hitchcock or Billy Wilder?

Since then, I've devoured a number of his other film noir flicks. In order of preference: The Big Heat, The Woman in the Window, While the City Sleeps, Secret Beyond The Door, and Beyond A Reasonable Doubt (easily the least of this list). And I've still got Human Desire, Man Hunt, Hangmen Also Die!, You Only Live Once, and M in the queue waiting to be watched.

I'm already thinking about his silent German films predating M and wondering where to start on those. I'm assuming Metropolis but curious if anyone would argue a different film as the best entry point for exploring his earlier, more fantasy-laden pictures.

[Richard--W]

M served as my initiation into the world of Fritz Lang. The first time I saw it
was on PBS TV. But I recommend starting with The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
(1933). Lang was white-hot brilliant between 1927 and 1933. The silents are in
this cost-effective box-set:



My favorite Lang silent is actually Spione (1928) which has to be experienced
to be believed. No description does it justice.

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by Richard--W

My favorite Lang silent is actually Spione (1928) which has to be experienced to be believed. No description does it justice.

I'd like to say that it's the same way for me. When I started watching Lang silents on laserdisc back in the day, Spione was...almost...my favorite.

It's second only to Metropolis, which just fills me with awe whenever I see it. What's especially noteworthy about it is that we are now living 92 years after it was made, and it speaks directly to today's society and economy and wealth inequality.

[Drake2222]

Originally Posted by MalteseCrow

Can't believe I'm just discovering this thread now. I'm already thinking about his silent German films predating M and wondering where to start on those. I'm assuming Metropolis but curious if anyone would argue a different film as the best entry point for exploring his earlier, more fantasy-laden pictures.

Personally, I consider Die Nibelungen to be his masterpiece. Metropolis {pre-‘complete version’ dvd version) and Destiny are also great. Testement of Dr. Mabuse is great too (though it is a sound film). Spies & Woman in the Moon are also quite enjoyable. Dr. Mabuse the Gambler has its’ issues (ie: poor soundtracks) but still has some very interesting stuff going on as well.

And of course the excellent Rudolph Klein-Rogge is a big part of many of these films

[Richard--W]

Human Desire should be here tomorrow.

[JediFonger]

just found this thread.

seen almost everything by this director. there are still so many works of his not available yet if you look through his imdb.

imho he is the granddaddy of noir that we know of nowadays.

[Richard--W]

Everyone can buy Eureka's HUMAN DESIRE (1954) blu-ray with complete confidence.

A very good transfer with informative supplements.

Lang's film is not so much a remake of Renoir's La Bête Humaine (1938) as a
different adaptation of the source novel. Lang's making an individual statement
here, too.

[Richard--W]

Coming in mid-August from Warner Archive:

[Richard--W]

10 December 2019 from Film Movement:



Let's hope 1,000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse (1960) is next.