Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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Arsenal
(1929)
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 Film Preservation Associates
2003 DVD edition
Arsenal (1929), black & white, 73 minutes, not rated.
Film Preservation Associates, distributed by Image Entertainment,
ID1402DSDVD, UPC 0-14381-14022-4.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 1 NTSC DVD 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 2.0 mono sound, English? language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $24.99.
Release date: 11 February 2003.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD edition has likely been mastered from a 35mm preservation print.
The disc includes audio commentary by film historian Vance Kepley.
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 Mr Bongo Films
2011 DVD edition
Arsenal (1929), black & white, 87 minutes, BBFC Classification PG.
Mr Bongo Films, MRBDVD034, UPC 7-11969-11589-5.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region 0 PAL DVD disc, 1.20:1 aspect ratio image in pillarboxed 4:3 (720 x 576 pixels) interlaced scan MPEG-2 format, SDR (standard dynamic range), ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? Kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 48 kHz 2.0 stereo sound, Russian language intertitles, English language subtitles, 6 chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; £17.99.
Release date: 18 February 2011.
Country of origin: England
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This DVD edition has been mastered from a 35mm print of the 1972 Mosfilm restoration of the film.
The film is presented with the orchestral music score from the 1972 restoration print.
North American collectors will need a region-free PAL DVD player capable of outputting an NTSC-compatible signal to view this edition.
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Other RUSSIAN and SOVIET FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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