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 2008 Flicker Alley DVD edition
Douglas Fairbanks: A Modern Musketeer (1916-1921), color-toned black & white, color-tinted black & white and black & white, 760 minutes total, not rated, Full-frame 4:3 NTSC, five single-sided, dual-layered DVD discs, 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, five slimline DVD keepcases in cardboard slipcase, $89.95. DVD release date: 2 December 2008. Country of origin: USA |
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Our first look at this five-disc, eleven-film collection has generally been a delight, and the release of these films on DVD home video has been a long time coming for the relatively neglected Douglas Fairbanks. At first overwhelming, this collection of films released by Triangle, Artcraft Pictures and Fairbanks’ own United Artists is a great overview of the first phase of Fairbanks’ motion picture career, predominantly comprised of his light-hearted comedies, leading to the well-known action-adventure films of the 1920s. The film is accompanied by a musical score performed by Philip Carli. Included is a 32-page booklet with an essay by Jeffrey Vance and Tony Maietta. The supplemental material includes productions stills and pressbook reproductions, an audio essay for A Modern Musketeer, and a reproduction of Fairbanks’ first film contract. This boxset collection won an award at Il Cinema Ritrovato in 2009 for excellence. Note: A few DVD players have encountered problems playing some discs in this boxset. Flicker Alley has inititated a program to replace defective discs from this Fairbanks set. Click here to report defective discs.
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 2012 Grapevine Video DVD edition
The Nut (1921), black & white, 62 minutes, not rated. Grapevine Video, no catalog number, unknown 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, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, chapter stops, standard DVD keepcase, $12.95. DVD release date: March 2012. Country of origin: USA |
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| This remastered edition has been transferred from a complete print of the film, at natural-speed.
The film is accompanied by a theatre organ score performed by David Knudtson.
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| Other silent era DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS films available on home video. | ||||||
| Douglas Fairbanks filmography in The Progressive Silent Film List |
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