Museum Finds Missing Reels of Sci-Fi Classic

The  discovery of long-lost footage from Fritz Lang's futuristic classic Metropolis in the archives of a Buenos Aires museum has given the film world a thrill, reports Der Speigel. Nearly a half-hour of Lang's 1927 vision of 21st-century class struggle can be restored. The new scenes flesh out the characters and add story-telling rhythm to Lang's sprawling tale.

"We were overjoyed when we heard about the find," said the head of the foundation that owns the rights to Metropolis. "The film can now be shown more or less as Lang originally intended it. In terms of understanding what it's about, we'll be seeing a new film." (More film stories.)