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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 White Hell of
Pitz Palu
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 2005 Kino International edition
The White Hell of Pitz Palu (1929), black & white, 133 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: 8 November 2005.
Country of origin: USA
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This edition has likely been mastered from the best available 35mm film elements. The disc also contains a 2002 Leni Riefenstahl video interview, considered to be the last before her 2003 death.
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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United Kingdom: Click the logomark at right to purchase
a Region 1 NTSC DVD of this edition from Amazon.co.uk. |
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 1999 Arthaus edition
The White Hell of Pitz Palu (1929), black & white, 133 minutes, not rated
Arthaus, unknown catalog number, unknown UPC number.
Full-frame 4:3 PAL, one single-sided, single-layered? DVD disc, Region 2, ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo sound, German language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, chapter stops, keep case, €14.99.
DVD release date: 25 September 1999.
Country of origin: Germany
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This early German edition is still available to European collectors.
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 2005 Grapevine Video edition
The White Hell of Pitz Palu (1929), black & white, 94 minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video, no catalog number, no UPC number.
Full-frame 4:3 NTSC, one single-sided, single-layered DVD-R disc, Region 0, ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? kbps audio bit rate, PCM 2.0 mono? sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, chapter stops, keep case, $16.95 (reduced to $14.95).
DVD release date: October 2005.
Country of origin: USA
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This budget edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print of the American release version. The disc also features an alternative ending.
This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R disc is available directly from Grapevine Video.
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Other silent era G.W. Pabst films available on home video:
Diary of a Lost Girl (1929)
The Joyless Street (1925)
The Love of Jeanne Ney (1927)
Pandora’s Box (1929)
Secrets of a Soul (1926)
The Treasure (1923)
Other silent era Leni Riefenstahl films available on home video:
The Holy Mountain (1926)
Other GERMAN silent era films available on home video.
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