Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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Beau Geste
(1926)
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This well-known adventure drama, directed by Herbert Brenon, stars Ronald Colman and Neil Hamilton, with support from Noah Beery, Mary Brian, William Powell and Victor McLaglen.
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 Grapevine Video
2023 Blu-ray Disc edition
Beau Geste (1926), black & white, 102? minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video,
no catalog number, unknown UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 Blu-ray Disc (BD-R BDMV), 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in pillarboxed 16:9 (1920 x 1080 pixels) progressive scan AVC (MPEG-4) 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 BD keepcase; $21.95.
Release date: February 2023.
Country of origin: USA
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This Blu-ray Disc edition has been prepared from a 2K scan of a complete 16mm reduction print.
The film is accompanied by a piano music score by David Drazin.
Even sight unseen, we expect this edition to be the best home video edition available on Blu-ray Disc.
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This Region 0 BD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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 Grapevine Video
2023 DVD edition
Beau Geste (1926), black & white, 102? minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video, no catalog number, unknown UPC number.
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 2.0 mono sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $16.95.
Release date: February 2023.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD edition has been prepared from a 2K scan of a complete 16mm reduction print.
The film is accompanied by a piano music score by David Drazin.
Even sight unseen, we expect this edition to be the best home video edition available on DVD.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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 Alpha Video
2022 DVD edition
Beau Geste (1926), black & white, 101 minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 8475D, UPC 0-89218-84759-1.
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 2.0 mono sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $8.98.
Release date: 15 February 2022.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.
The film is likely accompanied by a compiled music score of preexisting recordings.
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USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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Canada: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition from Amazon.ca. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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 Nostalgia Family Video
2010 DVD edition
Beau Geste (1926), black & white, 100 minutes, not rated.
Nostalgia Family Video, 5302D, unknown UPC number.
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 2.0 mono sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $19.99.
Release date: 2010.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition was likely mastered from a 16mm reduction print.
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting recordings.
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NOSTALGIA FAMILY VIDEO has discontinued business
and this DVD-R edition is . . .
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Loving the Classics
2010 DVD edition
Beau Geste (1926), black & white, 101 minutes, not rated.
Loving the Classics, no catalog number, no UPC number.
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 2.0 stereo sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $14.99.
Release date: 2010?
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting recordings.
Be advised, it can take a very looooong time for your order to be fulfilled by Loving the Classics.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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Other silent era RONALD COLMAN films available on home video.
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