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SILENT ERA FILMS ON HOME VIDEO
Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
Copyright © 1999-2009 by Carl Bennett.
All Rights Reserved.
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The Circus
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 2004 Warner Home Video edition
The Circus (1928), black & white, 69 minutes, rated G.
Warner Home Video, 37644,
UPC 0-85393-76442-5, ISBN 0-7907-7161-6.
Full-frame 4:3 NTSC, two single-sided, dual-layered DVD discs, Region 1, ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround and Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo sound, English language intertitles, English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Thai and Korean language subtitles, 20 chapter stops, cardboard wrap case with plastic tray in cardboard slipcase, $29.95.
DVD release date: 2 March 2004.
Country of origin: USA
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 This new edition from Warner Home Video is sanctioned by the Estate of Charles Chaplin and was digitally restored from excellent 35mm materials held by the estate.
The disc’s supplementary material includes outtakes from The Circus, studio visitor footage, 3D test footage shot by Chaplin’s long-time cameraman, A-B camera footage comparisons, and more.
USA: Click the logomark at right to purchase
a Region 1 NTSC DVD of this edition from Amazon.com. |
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Canada: Click the logomark at right to purchase
a Region 1 NTSC DVD of this edition from Amazon.ca. |
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 2000 CBS/Fox Home Video edition
The Circus (1928), black & white, 71 minutes, rated G.
CBS/Fox Home Video, distributed by Image Entertainment,
ID9180CUDVD, UPC 0-14381-91802-1.
Full-frame 4:3 NTSC, one single-sided, single-layered DVD disc, Region 1, ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 2.0 mono sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, chapter stops, snapper case, $29.99.
DVD release date: 8 February 2000.
Country of origin: USA
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We have not seen the DVD. We are familiar, however, with this film. The Circus is one of Chaplin’s best films is one not so well known as his other features. We love the tightrope-walking sequence. The disc features an outtake scene. Based on our knowledge of the film itself, we recommend the DVD.
It appears that the masters from the 1993 Chaplin: A Legacy of Laughter laserdisc series will be utilized for this and other year 2000 Chaplin DVD releases. The disc is now contractually out-of-print to make way for the Warner edition noted above.
USA: Click the logomark at right to purchase
a Region 1 NTSC DVD of this edition from Amazon.com. |
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Canada: Click the logomark at right to purchase
a Region 1 NTSC DVD of this edition from Amazon.ca. |
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Other silent era CHARLES CHAPLIN films available on home video.
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| Charles Chaplin filmography in The Progressive Silent Film List |
