Our first look at this early DVD was a little disappointing, but understandably forgiveable. The disc was prepared in 1999 from the video masters produced by David Shepard for the mid-1990s Image Entertainment laserdisc edition. While the DVD bit rate is at a reasonable level, the resolution of the video master itself is low-enough that sharp-eyed viewers will note the horizontal interlacing of the video image in some shots and, in particular, in the intertitles. Those with HD televisions won’t miss seeing the interlacing at all. The overall result is a softer, less-detailed, picture that doesn’t fully do justice to the clarity of the surviving source print (very likely originating from the surviving print of the British version of the film, Love and Sacrifice, held by the Museum of Modern Art).

This is the best available edition of the film on home video, but we welcome a time soon when a high-resolution edition can be prepared and released.

USA: Click the logomark at right to purchase a Region 0 NTSC DVD of this edition from Amazon.com.
Canada: Click the logomark at right to purchase a Region 0 NTSC DVD of this edition from Amazon.ca.

Other AMERICANA FILMS of the silent era available on home video.