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The Queen
of Spades
[Pikovaya Dama]
(1916)
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Yakov Protazanov directed this drama starring Ivan Mosjoukine. |
 The Milestone Cinematheque
2009 DVD edition
Early Russian Cinema, Volume 8 (1912-1916), black & white, 104 minutes total, not rated,
including Pikovaya Dama [The Queen of Spades] (1916), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Milestone Film & Video, Mile017D, UPC 7-84148-00173-9.
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 2.0 stereo sound, Russian language intertitles, permanent English language subtitles, chapter stops; slimline DVD keepcase; $24.95.
Release date: 1 February 2009
Country of origin: USA
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Originally produced for home video by the British Film Institute in 1992 and released in the USA on VHS videotape by Milestone Film & Video, this DVD-R edition has been mastered from a 35mm print.
The film is accompanied by a music score performed by Neil Brand.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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 eMoviez
200? DVD edition
The Queen of Spades [Pikovaya Dama] (1916), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
eMoviez, 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 2.0 stereo sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $19.99.
Release date: 200?
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.
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EMOVIEZ no longer sells home video products and this item is . . .
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Other silent era YAKOV PROTAZANOV films available on home video.
Other RUSSIAN and SOVIET FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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