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Der var engang
[Once Upon a Time]
(1922)
on

2004? Danish Film Institute edition

Der var engang (1922), black & white, 75 minutes, not rated.

Danish Film Institute, 10001, unknown UPC number.
Full-frame 4:3 PAL, one single-sided?, dual-layered? DVD disc, Region 0, ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo sound, Danish language intertitles, English language subtitles, chapter stops, keep case, DKK 159,00 / €20,95.
DVD release date: 2004?
Country of origin: Denmark

This Carl Theodor Dreyer comedy has been released on PAL DVD by the Danish Film Institute. Among the supplementary material is an unedited sequence shot for the film (4 minutes) and a stills gallery.

The disc features musical accompaniment on piano by Neil Brand.

This Region 0 PAL DVD disc is available directly from the Danish Film Institute.
This Region 0 PAL DVD disc is also available directly from Edition Filmmuseum.

Other silent era Carl Theodor Dreyer films available on DVD home video:
Leaves from Satan’s Book (1921)
Michael (1924)
The Parson’s Widow (1920)
The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
The President (1919)

Other Asta Nielsen films available on DVD home video:
Asta Nielsen: Danish Film Classics (1910-1919)
The Joyless Street (1925)

Other silent era Danish films available on DVD home video:
Atlantis (1913)
For Åbent Taeppe [Desdemona] (1911)
Valdemar Psilander: Danish Film Classics (1911-1915)

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