Metropolis is probably the most famous silent film ever. At the time, it was also the most expensive that UFA had ever produced, costing 5 million marks at the time and bringing back only 75,000.For that and many other reasons, the film was pulled and edited down from its original 3 and a half hour length.Amazing techniques were used for special effects : much like Willis O'Brien and Ray Harryhausen, the models were animated one frame at a...
