Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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Antony and
Cleopatra
(1913)
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One of the earliest Italian epics, director Enrico Guazzoni made a sweeping film that still impresses today.
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 TeleVista
2009 DVD edition
Antony and Cleopatra (1913), black & white, 68 minutes, not rated.
TeleVista, no catalog number, unknown UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD disc, 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan MPEG-2 format, SDR (standard dynamic range), ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? Kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 48 kHz 2.0 mono sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $19.95.
Release date: 15 December 2009.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD edition has likely been mastered from 16mm reduction print elements.
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled form preexisting recordings.
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USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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Canada: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD edition from Amazon.ca. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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 Grapevine Video
2005 DVD edition
Antony and Cleopatra (1913), black & white, 74 minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video, no catalog number, unknown UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD-R disc, 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan MPEG-2 format, SDR (standard dynamic range), ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? Kbps audio bit rate, PCM 48 kHz 2.0 mono sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $14.95.
Release date: 2005.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition from Grapevine Video has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print. The disc has been mastered from an analog video master that is described as “not as sharp as digital transfers. There is also a slight WOW in the sound track sometimes.”
The film is accompanied by an organ score, likely compiled from preexisting recordings.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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 Buyers’ Gallery Video
2004 DVD edition
Antony and Cleopatra (1913), black & white, 70 minutes, not rated.
Buyers’ Gallery Video, no catalog number, no UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD-R disc, 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan MPEG-2 format, SDR (standard dynamic range), ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? Kbps audio bit rate, PCM 48 kHz 2.0 stereo? sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles; chapter stops?; standard DVD keepcase?; $12.99 (raised to $13.99).
Release date: 2004.
Country of origin: Canada
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This DVD-R edition from eBay retailer Buyers’ Gallery Video has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is . . .
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Other ITALIAN FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
Other EARLY FEATURE-LENGTH FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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