Eureka Entertainment is releasing a new restoration of Giorgio Moroder’s reworking of Fritz Lang’s Metropolis the first time on DVD in the UK. It is available on DVD and limited edition DVD Steelbook after July 23, 2012. The DVD edition contains new high-definition restoration from rare original 35mm elements, original stereo and 5.1 surround audio options and The Fading Image, a vintage documentary from 1984 detailing the creation of Moroder’s reconstruction. Click here to read the press release (Adobe PDF reader required).

Note: a US version of this was released in 2011 and is available from the usual outlets (Amazon, etc.)