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German Expressionism
Collection
(1920-1926) |
Contents: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), Warning Shadows (1923), The Hands of Orlac (1924) and Secrets of a Soul (1926).
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2008 Kino International DVD edition
German Expressionism Collection (1920-1926), color-tinted and color-toned black & white and black & white, 345 minutes total, not rated,
including The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), color-tinted and color-toned black & white, 75 minutes, not rated, with Warning Shadows (1923), black & white, 85 minutes, not rated, The Hands of Orlac (1924), black & white, 110 minutes, not rated, and Secrets of a Soul (1926), black & white, 75 minutes, not rated.
Kino International, unknown catalog number, unknown UPC number.
Full-frame 4:3 NTSC, four single-sided, dual-layered DVD discs, 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, four slimline DVD keepcases in cardboard slipcase, $69.95.
DVD release date: 19 February 2008.
Country of origin: USA |
Kino International compiled this boxset release of four expressionist German films of the silent era, all of them currently being the best available home video editions of the films.
For our reviews of the individual films, see our The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari on home video, Warning Shadows on home video, The Hands of Orlac on home video, and Secrets of a Soul on home video pages.
Even if you currently own one or more of these films on DVD, here is an option to upgrade your collection at a discount to our most-favored editions of these German expressionism classics. We highly recommend this boxset.
USA: Click the logomark at right to purchase
a Region 1 NTSC DVD boxset from Amazon.com. |
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Canada: Click the logomark at right to purchase
a Region 1 NTSC DVD boxset from Amazon.ca. |
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