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The Growth
of the Soil

(1921)

 

Thought to be the first feature film produced in Norway, this drama from director Gunnar Sommerfeldt features Karen Poulsen, Amund Ryland and Gunnar Sommerfeldt.

coverGrapevine Video
2009 DVD edition

The Growth of the Soil (1921), black & white, 67 minutes, not rated.

Grapevine Video, no catalog number, UPC 8-42614-10173-1.
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, Dolby Digital 48 kHz 8-bit 2.0 mono sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles; 12 chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $14.95.
Release date: 2009.
Country of origin: USA

This DVD-R edition from Grapevine Video has been mastered from a good 8mm reduction print that is contrasty, with dark, plugged-up shadow detail.

The film is accompanied by a music score compiled from preexisting, low-fidelity orchestral recordings.

Currently, this is the only known DVD home video edition of The Growth of the Soil.

 
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