Shadows of the Metropolis

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Shadows of the Metropolis
Directed by Willi Wolff
Written by
Produced byWilli Wolff
Starring
Cinematography Axel Graatkjær
Music by Giuseppe Becce
Production
company
Ellen Richter Film
Distributed by UFA.
Release date
16 November 1925
Running time
108 minutes
CountryGermany
Languages

Shadows of the Metropolis (German:Schatten der Weltstadt) is a 1925 German silent drama film directed by Willi Wolff and starring Ellen Richter, Alfred Gerasch and Walter Janssen. [1]

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The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Erdmann and Hans Sohnle. The film survives and has been restored by Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau Foundation.

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  1. Grange p.209

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