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The
Haunted Castle

[Schloß Vogelöd]
(1921)

 

F.W. Murnau directed this mysterious tale of murder starring Arnold Korff, Lulu Kyser-Korff, Lothar Mehnert, Paul Hartmann, Paul Bildt and Olga Tschechowa.

coverKino Classics
2019 Blu-ray Disc edition

The Haunted Castle (1921), color-tinted and color-toned black & white and black & white, 81 minutes, not rated,
with The Finances of the Grand Duke (1924), color-tinted black & white, 77 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 AVC (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.

This restored Blu-ray Disc edition from the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung has been mastered from a 35mm nitrate negative held by Bundesarchiv-Filmarchiv and a 35mm nitrate print held by Fundacao Cinemateca Brasileira and reconstructed in 2002.

The film is presented with a music score performed on piano by Neil Brand.

Highly recommended, as this is the best available home video edition of The Haunted Castle.

 
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coverKino International
2009 DVD edition

The Haunted Castle (1921), color-tinted and color-toned black & white and black & white, 81 minutes, not rated.

Kino International, K624, UPC 7-38329-06242-2.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region 0 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 stereo sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, 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: 0 / overall: 8.

This restored DVD edition from the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung has been mastered from a 35mm nitrate negative held by Bundesarchiv-Filmarchiv and a 35mm nitrate print held by Fundacao Cinemateca Brasileira and reconstructed in 2002.

The film is presented with a music score performed on piano by Neil Brand.

Still highly recommended for collectors who prefer DVD.

 
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coverGrapevine Video
2008 DVD edition

The Haunted Castle [Schloß Vogelöd] (1921), color-tinted black & white and color-toned black & white, 73 minutes, not rated.

Grapevine Video, no catalog number, UPC 8-42614-10344-5.
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 8-bit 2.0 stereo sound, German and English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, 12 chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $11.95.
Release date: 2008.
Country of origin: USA

Ratings (1-10): video: 6 / audio: 5 / additional content: 6 / overall: 6.

This DVD-R edition has been mastered from a very-good color-tinted and color-toned 16mm reduction print of reasonable quality, with some lost highlight detail and soft in its image details. Viewing the edition is still a fairly good experience, with the full-frame, natural-speed video transfer openly framed.

The film is accompanied by a music score performed on electric organ.

 
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coverAlpha Video
2008 DVD edition

The Haunted Castle (1921), black & white, 80 minutes, not rated,
with Wolfblood (1925), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.

Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 5643D, UPC 0-89218-56439-9.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 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 stereo sound, German and English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $7.98 (raised to $8.98).
Release date: 26 August 2008.
Country of origin: USA
This budget DVD edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.

The film may be accompanied by a modern music score.

Given the quality of other Alpha Video discs, even sight unseen, we do not recommend this edition.

 
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Other F.W. MURNAU films available on home video.

Other GERMAN FILMS of the silent era available on home video.

F.W. Murnau filmography in The Progressive Silent Film List
 
 
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