Thea von Harbou
1) M
Series
Criterion collection volume 30
Publisher
Home Vision Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (110 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([29] p. : ill. ; 18 cm.)
Description
When a serial killer is stalking the children of the city, everyone, including the criminal underworld, wants to see him brought down.
Publisher
Kino International Corp
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
1 DVD (169 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An early silent film describing a journey by rocket ship to the moon. Rather than a flight of pure fantasy, director Fritz Lang conceived a modernized "trip to the Moon" grounded in state-of-the-art astrophysics & spiced with romance and espionage. One of the most influential science fiction films of its era, in many respects technically accurate.
Publisher
Kino on Video
Pub. Date
c2002
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (291 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In part one, Siegfried wins the hand of Kriemhilde by slaying the dragon and defeating Brunhilde. When Brunhilde learns that magic has been used to conquer her, she has Siegfried murdered. In part two, Kriemhilde seeks revenge for Siegfried's death and marries Attila, king of the Huns, in order to further her purpose.
Publisher
Kino International
Pub. Date
©2010
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (149 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + guide ([8] p.)
Description
"The future. Metropolis is a wonderful city, high above the ground its towers stand. The people prosper, the economy is flourishing, the suspended streets are busy. But Metropolis also has a great secret, so hidden that not even Freder Fredersen, son of founder Joh Fredersen knows about it. He is spending his free time in the Eternal Gardens, when suddenly a woman shows up, with what looks like a class of children. They're from the City of Workers,...
Series
Criterion collection volume 231
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2004], c1933
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 121 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 pamphlet (8 p.)
Description
Locked away in an asylum for a decade and teetering between life and death, the criminal mastermind Dr. Mabuse has scribbled his last will and testament: a manifesto establishing a future empire of crime. When the document's nefarious writings start leading to terrifying parallels in reality, it's up to Berlin's star detective, Inspector Lohmann, to connect the most fragmented, maddening clues in a case unlike any other.
8) Metropolis
Publisher
Kino on Video
Pub. Date
c2002.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (124 min.) : si., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Description
The story of a 21st century city run by a "super trustee" and his collaborators who live in a paradise-like garden. Workers are totally enslaved by machines and condemned to live underground. In the midst of this misery, a young woman, Maria, arises and attempts to inspire the workers to throw off their oppressors.