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Antony and
Cleopatra
(1913)

One of the earliest Italian epics, director Enrico Guazzoni made a sweeping film that still impresses today.

2005 Grapevine Video edition

Antony and Cleopatra (1913), black & white, 74 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, $14.95.
DVD release date: 2005.
Country of origin: USA

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.

This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R disc is available directly from Grapevine Video.

2004 Buyers’ Gallery Video edition

Antony and Cleopatra (1913), black & white, 70 minutes, not rated.

Buyers’ Gallery Video, no catalog number, no UPC number.
Full-frame 4:3 NTSC, one single-sided, single-layered DVD-R disc, Region 1, ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? kbps audio bit rate, PCM 2.0 stereo? sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, chapter stops?, keep case?, $12.99 (raised to $13.99).
DVD release date: 2004.
Country of origin: Canada

This DVD-R edition from eBay retailer Buyers’ Gallery Video has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print. We wouldn’t normally cover product from low-profile DVD-R retailers like this, but this is the only known home-video edition of this film.

This Region 1 NTSC DVD-R disc is available directly from Buyers’ Gallery Video.

Other Italian silent era films available on home video:
Assunta Spina (1914)
Cabiria (1914)
L’Inferno (1911)
The Last Days of Pompeii (1913)
Maciste in Hell (1926)

Other EARLY FEATURE-LENGTH FILMS of the silent era available on home video.

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