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6w026 METROPOLIS German 9.25x11.5 LC #3 '27 mad scientist Rudolf Klein-Rogge, robot's creator!

Date Sold 12/8/2011
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An Original Vintage Theatrical German 9 1/4" x 11 1/2" [23 x 29 cm] Movie Lobby Card #3 (Learn More)

Metropolis, the classic 1927 Fritz Lang German silent anti-fascism science fiction (sci-fi) robot fantasy dystopian future thriller ("The screen sensation of the age!"; "The wonder city of the future"; "Adapted by Channing Pollock"; based on the novel by Thea von Harbou; set designs by Edgar Ulmer; about an ultra-depressing world of the future where the rich people live in cities in the clouds, and the poor people toil away endlessly underground; a female populous leader arises and a mad scientist makes an android robot duplicate of her to ruin her work; a brilliant movie, light years ahead of its time, and movie makers are still stealing from it!) starring Brigitte Helm (in a dual role as Maria, the female leader of the workers, and as the android [gynoid] "Maschinenmensch"), Gustav Frohlich (as Freder), Alfred Abel (as Joh Frederson), Rudolf Klein-Rogge (as Rotwang the Inventor), Theodor Loos (as Josaphat), Fritz Rasp (as the Thin Man), Heinrich George, and Margarete Lanner. Note that there is a fascinating story behind this movie being imported to the U.S. in 1927, that we did not learn until 2023, when we noticed the "Adapted by Channing Pollock" on the first U.S. herald we auctioned, and Internet research (NOT on the IMDb) revealed this: Fritz Lang's version of this movie at the premiere was 153 minutes, and Paramount was unwilling to release such a long movie in the U.S. So they hired playwright Channing Pollock to shorten the movie to a more "reasonable" length, around 2 hours. What Pollock did was to essentially drastically change the entire movie, by shortening it to 115 minutes, and changing all of the inter-titles to ones he wrote! Among the changes he made was that the man who made the robot (Rotwang) had made it in the image of the love of his life, named "Hel", who had run off with another man. Pollock did not want to use the name "Hel", because of its similarity to "Hell", but instead of just changing it, he eliminated all references to the robot having a name, or to the reason why Rotwang built it! He made a number of other major changes to the movie. When Fritz Lang heard what had been done, he said "I love films, so I shall never go to America"! The movie was somewhat restored to its original version in 1984, when the Giorgio Moroder score was added, and has since been completely restored to its original version!
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Important Added Info: Note that this is an extremely rare "country of origin" lobby card for this German movie! It has the UFA logo at bottom right, the "Parufamet" logo at lower left, and a faint embossed German "approved" stamp in the top right! Also note that this German lobby card measures 9 1/4" x 11 3/4" [23 x 30 cm]. Also note that original German movie paper of any kind from this classic movie is incredibly rare and ultra expensive (the most expensive movie poster ever sold is the original German three-sheet from this movie!). On 11/2/10, we auctioned four other original German Metropolis lobby cards, and they auctioned for $4005, $585, $545, and $310, and on 9/18/11, we auctioned five additional lobby cards from the same consignor and those five auctioned for between $311 and $881. On 11/3/11, we auctioned six additional lobby cards, and they auctioned for $6,820, $981, $914, $681, $580, and $484. In this auction, we have the FINAL 6 lobby cards from this amazing find (made many decades ago), and we are auctioning them in separate auctions. Note that of all the 21 Metropolis lobby cards owned by this collector, only TWO showed an image of the iconic robot (the ones we auctioned for $6,820 and $4,005). This is the final chance for collectors to obtain an original Metropolis lobby card from this find!

Condition: good to very good. There are tiny pinholes and smudges in the corners, and two pinholes near the center of the top border and four scattered in the bottom border. There is a German "approved" embossed stamp in the top right background area. Other than the above, the LC is in pretty nice condition! Note that this LC is completely unrestored and there is not a single piece of tape on either the front or back!
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