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Sep 15, 2017 - 4:33 PM
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johnjohnson
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Kino Lorber have confirmed that they are preparing a twelve-disc Blu-ray box set with classic and rare films directed by Fritz Lang. The box set will be available for purchase on November 21. CONTENT AND SPECIAL FEATURES: DISC ONE THE SPIDERS (Die Spinnen) 1919-1920 Germany 173 Min. Color Tinted Part One: THE GOLDEN SEA 69 Min. Part Two: THE DIAMOND SHIP 104 Min. Music composed and performed by Ben Model DISC TWO HARAKIRI 1919 Germany 87 Min. Color Tinted Music by Aljoscha Zimmermann THE WANDERING SHADOW (Das Wandernde Bild) 1920 Germany 67 Min. Color Tinted Music by Aljoscha Zimmermann Note: Both films are sourced from standard definition masters that have been up-converted for Blu-ray release. DISC THREE FOUR AROUND THE WOMAN (Kämpfende Herzen / Hearts in Struggle / Vier um die Frau) 1921 Germany 84 Min. Color Tinted Music by Aljoscha Zimmermann DISC FOUR DESTINY (Der müde Tod) 1921 Germany 98 Min. Color Tinted Music composed by Cornelius Schwehr, performed by the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin (RSB) SPECIAL FEATURES Audio commentary by film historian Tim Lucas Restoration demonstration footage 2016 Re-release trailer DISCS FIVE AND SIX DR. MABUSE, THE GAMBLER (Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler) 1922 Germany 270 Min. B&W Music (2001) by Aljoscha Zimmermann SPECIAL FEATURES: "The Story Behind Dr. Mabuse," (52 Min.), a three-part documentary exploring the musical score by Aljoscha Zimmermann, the career of novelist Norbert Jacques, and an analysis of the film DISCS SEVEN AND EIGHT DIE NIBELUNGEN 1924-1925 Germany Color Tinted DISC SEVEN: SIEGFRIED 149 Min. DISC EIGHT: KRIEMHILD'S REVENGE 131 Min. Original score by Gottfried Huppertz Performed by the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra SPECIAL FEATURES: "The Legacy of the Nibelungen," a 68-minute documentary on the making and restoration of the film, by Guido Altendorf and Anke Wilkening Newsreel footage taken on the set DISC NINE METROPOLIS UFA 1927 Germany 148 Min. B&W Original Score: Gottfried Huppertz Performed by the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin (RSB) SPECIAL FEATURES: "Voyage to Metropolis," a 50-minute documentary on the making and restoration of the film Interview with Paula Felix-Didier, curator of the Museo del Cine, Buenos Aires, where previously missing footage was discovered DISC TEN SPIES (Spione) 1928 Germany 150 Min. B&W Piano score (2005) by Neil Brand SPECIAL FEATURES: "Spies: A Small Film With Lots of Action" (2006, 72 Min.) a documentary by Guido Altendorf and Anke Wilkening Original German theatrical trailer (5 min.) courtesy of the Austrian Film Museum, Vienna DISC ELEVEN WOMAN IN THE MOON (Frau im Mond) 1929 Germany 169 Min. B&W Piano score (2005) by Javier Pérez de Azpeitia. SPECIAL FEATURES: "Woman in the Moon: The First Scientific Science Fiction Film," a documentary on the making of the film (14 Min.) DISC TWELVE - BONUS DISC THE PLAGUE OF FLORENCE (Pest in Florenz) 1919 Germany 102 Min. B&W Directed by Otto Rippert - Screenplay by Fritz Lang Based on "The Masque of the Red Death" by Edgar Allan Poe Music (2014): Uwe Dierksen. NOTE: The distributors have also confirmed that Spies and Woman in the Moon have been re-authored to correct an error in the aspect ratio that appeared in the first pressing of the single-disc Blu-ray releases. http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=22083
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