Metropolis sepia studio shots 1927

Metropolis sepia studio shots from a 1927 German magazine offered for sale on eBay in May 2024. Size: 10 x 15 cm.

1. Freder and .... climb tubes inundated with water during the flooding of the underwater city.

2. Children struggling to get onto the gong platform to save themselves from the flood waters.

3. Outdoor crowd scene.

4. Metropolis cityscape scene.

5. Shooting the Tower of Babel scene.

6. Constructing the cityscape scene by hand.

7. Maria preaching in the catacombs.

8. Freder confronting his father in his office.

9. Filming of the flooding of the underground buildings.

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Last updated: 9 May 2024

Michael Organ, Australia


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