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The
Haunted Castle
[Schloß Vogelöd]
(1921)

2009 Kino International DVD edition

The Haunted Castle (1921), color-tinted black & white, 81 minutes, not rated.

Kino International, unknown catalog number, unknown UPC number.
Full-frame 4:3 NTSC, one single-sided, dual-layered? DVD disc, 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, standard DVD keepcase, $24.95.
DVD release date: 17 March 2009.
Country of origin: USA

This restored edition from the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung has been mastered from 35mm print elements, and likely is the best available home video edition of The Haunted Castle.

The film is presented with a music score performed by Neil Brand.

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.

United Kingdom: Click the logomark at right to purchase
a Region 1 NTSC DVD of this edition from Amazon.co.uk.

2008 Grapevine Video DVD edition

The Haunted Castle [Schloß Vogelöd] (1921), color-tinted black & white and color-toned black & white, 73 minutes, not rated.

Grapevine Video, no catalog number, UPC 8-42614-10344-5.
Full-frame 4:3 NTSC, one single-sided, single-layered DVD-R disc, Region 0, ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo sound, German and English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, 12 chapter stops, standard DVD keepcase, $11.95.
DVD release date: 2008.
Country of origin: USA

Ratings (1-10): video: 6 / audio: 5 / additional content: 6 / overall: 6.

This edition has been mastered from a very-good color-tinted and color-toned 16mm reduction print of reasonable quality, with some lost highlight detail and soft in its image details. Viewing the edition is still a fairly good experience, with the full-frame, natural-speed video transfer openly framed.

The film is accompanied by a music score performed on electric organ.

This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from GRAPEVINE VIDEO.

2008 Alpha Video DVD edition

The Haunted Castle (1921), black & white, 80 minutes, not rated,
with Wolfblood (1925), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.

Alpha Video, unknown catalog number, unknown UPC number.
Full-frame 4:3 NTSC, one single-sided, single-layered DVD disc, Region 0, ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo sound, German and English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, chapter stops, standard DVD keepcase, $7.98.
DVD release date: 26 August 2008.
Country of origin: USA

This budget edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.

The film may be accompanied by a modern music score.

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.

United Kingdom: Click the logomark at right to purchase
a Region 0 NTSC DVD of this edition from Amazon.co.uk.

Other F.W. MURNAU films available on home video.

Other GERMAN FILMS of the silent era available on home video.

F.W. Murnau filmography in The Progressive Silent Film List

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