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The Finances of
the Grand Duke
(1924)
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 Kino Classics
2019 Blu-ray Disc edition
The Finances of the Grand Duke (1924), color-tinted black & white, 77 minutes, not rated,
with The Haunted Castle (1921), color-tinted and color-toned black & white and black & white, 81 minutes, not rated.
Kino Lorber, K23620, UPC 7-38329-23620-5.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region A Blu-ray Disc, 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in pillarboxed 16:9 (1920 x 1080 pixels) progressive scan MPEG-4 format, SDR (standard dynamic range), ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? Mbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 48 kHz 2.0 stereo sound, German language intertitles, optional English language subtitles; 8 chapter stops; standard BD keepcase; $29.95.
Release date: 12 February 2019.
Country of origin: USA
Ratings (1-10): video: 9 / audio: 8 / additional content: 8 / overall: 8.
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This Blu-ray Disc edition of The Finances of the Grand Duke has been mastered from the 1994 35mm restoration print by Cineteca Italiana, Milan, Cineteca del Comune di Bologna and Münchner Stadtmuseum Filmmuseum, and licensed by the F.W. Murnau Foundation.
The film is accompanied by a fine music score composed and performed on piano by Ekkehard Wölk.
The disc’s supplemental material includes an informative full-length audio commentary by film scholar David Kalat.
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 Kino International
2009 DVD edition
The Finances of the Grand Duke (1924), color-tinted black & white, 77 minutes, not rated.
Kino International, K625, UPC 7-38329-06252-1.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD disc, 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in windowboxed 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 8-bit 2.0 stereo sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, 18 chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $24.95.
Release date: 17 March 2009.
Country of origin: USA
Ratings (1-10): video: 9 / audio: 8 / additional content: 8 / overall: 8.
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This DVD edition of The Finances of the Grand Duke has been mastered from the 1994 35mm restoration print by Cineteca Italiana, Milan, Cineteca del Comune di Bologna and Münchner Stadtmuseum Filmmuseum, and licensed by the F.W. Murnau Foundation.
The film is accompanied by a fine music score composed and performed on piano by Ekkehard Wölk.
The disc’s supplemental material includes an informative full-length audio commentary by film scholar David Kalat.
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USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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Canada: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD edition from Amazon.ca. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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United Kingdom: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD edition from Amazon.co.uk. Support Silent Era.
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 Eureka Entertainment
2009 DVD edition
Phantom (1922), color-toned and color-tinted black & white and black & white, 119 minutes, BBFC Classification PG,
with Die Finanzen des Großherzogs [The Finances of the Grand Duke] (1924), black & white, 78 minutes, BBFC Classification PG.
Eureka Entertainment,
unknown catalog number (MoC 85), unknown UPC number.
Two single-sided, dual-layered, Region 2 PAL DVD discs, 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in full-frame 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 mono sound; German language intertitles, optional English language subtitles; chapter stops; standard two-disc DVD keepcase; £24.99.
Release date: 19 October 2009.
Country of origin: England
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 This PAL DVD edition has been transfered and progressive-scan encoded from the recent restoration materials licensed by the F.W. Murnau Foundation.
The supplemental material includes a full-length audio commentary by film scholar David Kalat, and an essay by film scholar Janet Bergstrom.
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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United Kingdom: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 2 PAL DVD edition from Amazon.co.uk. Support Silent Era.
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Other F.W. MURNAU films available on home video.
Other GERMAN FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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F.W. Murnau filmography in The Progressive Silent Film List
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