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Glumov’s Diary
(1923)

This early film by Sergei M. Eisenstein was produced to be part of a stage play production.

2011 Kino Classics Blu-ray Disc edition

Strike (1924), black & white, 89 minutes, not rated,
with Glumov’s Diary (1923), black & white, 4 minutes, not rated.

Kino Lorber, K783, UPC 7-38329-07832-4.
Pillarboxed 16:9 MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, one single-sided Blu-ray Disc, Region 0, ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, chapter stops, standard BD keepcase in cardboard slipcover, $34.95.
BD release date: 30 August 2011.
Country of origin: USA

This edition has been transferred in high-definition from the 35mm restored version by the Cinémathèque de Toulouse.

The film is accompanied by prerecorded music.

USA: Click the logomark at right to purchase
a Region 1 NTSC DVD of this edition from Amazon.com.

Canada: Click the logomark at right to purchase
a Region 1 NTSC DVD of this edition from Amazon.ca.

2011 Kino Classics DVD edition

Strike (1924), black & white, 89 minutes, not rated,
with Glumov’s Diary (1923), black & white, 4 minutes, not rated.

Kino Lorber, unknown catalog number, unknown UPC number.
Full-frame 4:3 NTSC, one single-sided, dual-layered DVD disc, Region 0, ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, chapter stops, standard DVD keepcase, $29.95.
DVD release date: 30 August 2011.
Country of origin: USA

This edition has been transferred in high-definition from the 35mm restored version by the Cinémathèque de Toulouse.

The film is accompanied by prerecorded music.

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.

2006 Films-sans-frontières DVD edition

Glumov’s Diary (1923), black & white, ? minutes, not rated,
with Strike (1924), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, Battleship Potemkin (1925), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, October (1928), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, Old and New [The General Line] (1929), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, Sentimental Romance (1930), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, Que Viva Mexico! (1932), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, Bezhin Meadow (1937), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, Alexander Nevsky (1938), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, and Ivan the Terrible (1944), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.

Films-sans-frontières, unknown catalog number, unknown UPC number.
Full-frame 4:3 PAL, four single-sided?, dual-layered? DVD discs, Region 2, ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo? sound, Russian language intertitles, French and English language subtitles, chapter stops, four-disc DVD keepcase, €90,00.
DVD release date: 2006.
Country of origin: France

We have not viewed this edition, but have received reports that the visual quality ranges from very-good to excellent.

This edition features a music score by Meisel.

North American collectors will need a region-free PAL DVD player capable of outputting an NTSC-compatible signal to view this edition.

This Region 2 PAL DVD edition is available directly from FILMS-SANS-FRONTIÈRES.

Other silent era SERGEI EISENSTEIN films available on home video.

Other RUSSIAN and SOVIET FILMS of the silent era available on home video.

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