TODAY IN BERLIN: THE RISE OF METROPOLIS
On This Day in Berlin
On January 10th, 1927, Fritz Lang’s (director) and Thea von Harbou’s (script) three-hour long film "Metropolis" had its premiere at Berlin’s “UFA-Palast am Zoo”.
Even though it cost an arm and a leg - to be exact, it cost half of UFA's (Universum-Film Aktiengesellschaft is a German film and TV production company established in 1917) annual budget for 192…