Most would agree that Fritz Lang's METROPOLIS is the most visually stunning science-fiction film of the silent era and indeed, one of the best ever made. Despite its criticism for being "overly-long", "trite", "ludicrously simplistic" and "silly" (this from H.G. Wells himself), it has remained as one of the most revered in the canon of German expressionistic films.
The film was heavily promoted before its first run in January 1927. One of the promotional items was a set of post cards with images from the film and its stars. The 12-card set is now considered rare and the collection in average grade is valued at $1,000.
Shown here are all 12 cards and an autographed "star card" of Brigitte Helm, considered quite rare by itself.
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| Post card back. |
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| Brigitte Helm autographed card. |
Wow! Never known of these. I love the movie!
ReplyDeleteI've been fascinated by this film since I first discovered it on grainy old VHS tapes. Since then, I seek out better and better versions and realize that so much of that movie is lost but so much of it has been saved.
ReplyDeleteSteve: Wonderful looking cards. A set of these with several autographed cards were sold at auction in 2020 for $2,640.
ReplyDeleteRip: I saw it first on VHS as well. That was a long time ago! I've had a history of UFA sitting on my bookshelf for quite a few years. It was a remaindered copy that I got pretty inexpensively. Will have to break down and read it someday as it was responsible for a lot of seminal silent films.
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