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Underworld
(1927)

This crime drama from Paramount, directed by Josef von Sternberg, stars George Bancroft, Evelyn Brent and Clive Brook.

2006? Vintage Film Buff edition

Underworld (1927), color-toned black & white, 81 minutes, not rated.

Vintage Film Buff, unknown catalog number, no UPC number.
Full-frame 4:3 NTSC, one single-sided, single-layered DVD-R disc, Region 0, 3 Mbps average video bit rate, 256 kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, 5 chapter stops, keep case, $20.00.
DVD release date: 2006?
Country of origin: USA

This DVD-R edition has been mastered from a very-good 16mm reduction print. The full-frame video transfer is of higher quality than most small company DVD-R disc editions, with few signs of encoding compression (despite its low video bit rate) even in still frames. The source print is a bit contrasty, with dark, closed-up shadows, but otherwise features good picture detail and tonal range.

The presentation features what appears to be a custom music score tastefully performed on MIDI keyboards.

This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R disc is (apparently) out-of-print.

Other silent era CRIME films available on home video.

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