Fröhlich, Gustav

Metropolis ( Visual )
127 editions published between 1926 and 2010 in 7 languages and held by 2,040 libraries worldwide
The story of a 21st century city run by a "super trustee" and his collaborators who live in a paradise-like garden. Workers are totally enslaved by machines and condemned to live underground. In the midst of this misery, a young woman, Maria, arises and attempts to inspire the workers to throw off their oppressors.

Metropolis ( Visual )
7 editions published between 1984 and 2010 in English and German and held by 457 libraries worldwide
"The future. Metropolis is a wonderful city, high above the ground its towers stand. The people prosper, the economy is flourishing, the suspended streets are busy. But Metropolis also has a great secret, so hidden that not even Freder Fredersen, son of founder Joh Fredersen knows about it. He is spending his free time in the Eternal Gardens, when suddenly a woman shows up, with what looks like a class of children. They're from the City of Workers, in the depth, Freder learns. "These are your brothers," she tells the children, before she is forced to leave. Freder is so intrigued he follows them into the depth and doesn't like what he sees. The workers are exploited, they must do labor like robots. Freder tries to convince his father to change, while the woman tries to keep workers' morale high by predicting a man will stand up that will mediate. Someone that will use both hands and head, someone that will be the heart." -- www.imdb.com This newly restored version of the film is the closest yet to the version Fritz Lang debuted to theatrical audiences in 1927 Berlin. In 2008, a duplicate negative created from an original 1927 Argentinian theatrical print was discovered in Buenos Aires' Museo del Cine. Extensive preservation work on that and other footage, in addition to a newly acquired copy of Gottfried Huppertz' original performance score, and intertitles translated into English from German censorship records, has led to a newly edited story line, with rearranged shots and scenes.

Metropolis ( Visual )
10 editions published between 1927 and 1997 in English and German and held by 353 libraries worldwide
The story of a 21st century city run by a "super trustee" and his collaborators who live in a paradise-like garden. Workers are totally enslaved by machines and condemned to live underground. In the midst of this misery, a young woman, Maria, arises and attempts to inspire the workers to throw off their oppressors.

Asphalt ( Visual )
16 editions published between 1929 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 185 libraries worldwide
A beautiful jewel thief is caught during a theft, and seduces the young policeman assigned to her case.

The complete metropolis ( Visual )
2 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 94 libraries worldwide
In 2026, the rich rule over the poor, who live underground. One man tries to bridge the gap between the two classes. In July 2008 a complete copy of the film was discovered with an additional 25 minutes of lost footage that had not been seen since the films premiere in 1927. After years of restoration the sci-fi epic was re-released in theaters in 2010 as The Complete Metropolis.

Die elf Teufel & König der Mittelstürmer ( Visual )
3 editions published between 2006 and 2007 in German and held by 73 libraries worldwide
Two German silent soccer classics: Die elf Teufel starring Gustav Fröhlich and König der Mittelstürmer starring Paul Richter which survived as a single print, with some severe nitrate deterioration. Both films are supplemented with new music accompaniments.

Asphalt der Polizeiwachtmeister und die Brillantenelse ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2002 in German and held by 39 libraries worldwide

Die Sünderin ( Visual )
15 editions published between 1950 and 2009 in German and Undetermined and held by 33 libraries worldwide
A woman prostitute experiences real love for the first time with a painter who must undergo an operation to prevent blindness.

Waren das Zeiten : mein Film-Heldenleben by Gustav Fröhlich ( Book )
4 editions published between 1983 and 1989 in German and held by 26 libraries worldwide

Horror classics. Disk 5 ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2003 in English and held by 23 libraries worldwide
[Maniac]: Based on Edgar Allan Poe's "The black cat," the wild plot concerns a mad doctor who blackmails a former vaudeville impersonator into helping him to obtain the corpses he needs to perform Frankenstein-like experiments.