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The
Indian Tomb
(1921)
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This two-part action-adventure film was scripted by Fritz Lang and Thea von Harbou and originally intended to be directed by Lang in the Spiders serial tradition. The film also features Conrad Veidt and Lya de Putti.
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 Kino Classics
2022 Blu-ray Disc edition
The Indian Tomb (1921), color-tinted black & white and color-toned black & white, 242 minutes total, not rated.
Kino Lorber, K25788, UPC 7-38329-25788-0.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region A Blu-ray Disc; 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in pillarboxed 16:9 (1920 x 1080 pixels) 24 fps progressive scan image encoded in SDR AVC format at ? Mbps average video bit rate; DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Mbps audio bit rate; German language intertitles, optional English language subtitles; chapter stops; standard BD keepcase; $29.99.
Release date: 5 April 2022.
Country of origin: USA
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This Blu-ray Disc edition has been prepared from the 1990s restoration of the film, with recently updated scans of some footage.
The supplemental material includes “Turbans over Woltersdorf,” a visual essay written by David Cairns and Fiona Watson (45 minutes).
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USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region A Blu-ray Disc edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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Canada: Click the logomark to purchase this Region A Blu-ray Disc edition from Amazon.ca. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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 Waterbearer Films
2000 DVD edition
The Indian Tomb (1921), color-tinted black & white and color-toned black & white, 211 minutes total, not rated.
Waterbearer Films, distributed by Image Entertainment,
ID9363MQDVD, UPC 0-14381-93632-2.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD disc; 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan image encoded in SDR MPEG-2 format at ? Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to ? fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles; 20 chapter stops; snapper DVD case; $29.99.
Release date: 18 July 2000.
Country of origin: USA •
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This DVD edition, produced for home video by David Shepard, has been transferred from 35mm print materials.
This DVD edition features a musical score by Eric Beheim.
This edition is now out-of-print, and was touted to be the most complete version available on home video. Not the case anymore, as is seen after the release of Kino Lorber’s Blu-ray Disc edition noted above.
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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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Other silent era JOE MAY films available on home video.
Other silent era CONRAD VEIDT films available on home video.
Other GERMAN FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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