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The End of
St. Petersburg
(1927)
on

2003 Kino International edition

The End of St. Petersburg (1927), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, with Earth (1930), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, and Chess Fever (1925), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.

Kino International, unknown catalog number, unknown UPC number.
Full-frame 4:3 NTSC, one single-sided?, dual-layered? DVD disc, Region 1, ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, chapter stops, keep case, $29.95.
DVD release date: 13 May 2003.
Country of origin: USA

We have not viewed this DVD. We do assume, however, that either this edition from Kino will be of very-good to excellent quality. We hope to review this edition for you soon.

USA: Click the logomark at right to purchase a Region 1 NTSC DVD of this edition from Amazon.com.
Canada: Click the logomark at right to purchase a Region 1 NTSC DVD of this edition from Amazon.ca.

2002 Image Entertainment edition

The End of St. Petersburg (1927), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, with Deserter (1933), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.

Image Entertainment, ID1124DSDVD, UPC 0-14381-11242-9.
Full-frame 4:3 NTSC, one single-sided, dual-layered DVD disc, Region 1, ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 5.1 stereo sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, chapter stops, keep case, $24.99.
DVD release date: 15 October 2002.
Country of origin: USA

We have not viewed this DVD. This edition is touted to be mastered from the best print available. But, obviously, we cannot recommend one edition or another until viewed.

USA: Click the logomark at right to purchase a Region 1 NTSC DVD of this edition from Amazon.com.
Canada: Click the logomark at right to purchase a Region 1 NTSC DVD of this edition from Amazon.ca.

Other Russian silent era films available on DVD home video:
Aelita (1924)
Arsenal (1928)
Battleship Potemkin (1925)
Bed and Sofa (1927)
By the Law (1926)
The Cameraman’s Revenge and Other Fantastic Tales: Ladislaw Starewicz (1912-1958)
Chess Fever (1925)
Earth (1930)
The Girl with the Hatbox (1927)
Glumov’s Diary (1923)
Kino-Eye (1924)
Mad Love: The Films of Evgeni Bauer (1913-1917)
Man with the Movie Camera (1929)
Mother (1926)
My Grandmother (1929)
October (1928)
Old and New (1929)
Storm Over Asia (1928)
Strike (1924)
Zvenigora (1927)

About Russian filmmakers:
Sergei Eisenstein: Autobiography (1996)

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