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Master of the
House

(1925)

 
The Criterion Collection
2014 Blu-ray Disc / DVD edition

Master of the House (1925),
black & white, 107 minutes, not rated.

The Criterion Collection, CC2352BDDVD, collection number 706, UPC 7-15515-11481-3, ISBN number.
One single-sided, single-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, ? Kbps audio bit rate, uncompressed LPCM 48 kHz 2.0 stereo sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, chapter stops; and one single-sided, dual-layered, Region 1 NTSC DVD disc, 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) progressive? 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; 20 chapter stops; standard two-disc BD keepcase; $39.95.
Release date: 22 April 2014.
Country of origin: USA

This Blu-ray Disc and DVD combo edition has been mastered from a 2K high-definition video transfer from a duplicate 35mm negative, with conflated inserts from other prints. A substantial amount of work on image stabilization and the digital removal of dust, scratches and speckling has been performed.

The film is accompanied with a reconstruction by Gilliam B. Anderson of the original music score, performed on piano by Sara Davis Buechner. The soundtrack is presented in uncompressed stereo on the Blu-ray Disc.

The supplemental material includes an interview with Casper Tybjerg, a visual essay by David Bordwell, and a booklet essay by Mark La Fanu.

 
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British Film Institute
2006 DVD edition

Master of the House (1925),
black & white, 92 minutes, BBFC Classification U,
with Good Mothers (1942), black & white, 12 minutes, not rated, They Caught the Ferry (1948), black & white, 11 minutes, not rated, and Torben Skjdt Jensen [My Metier] (1995), color and black & white, 94 minutes, not rated.

BFI Video Publishing, BFIVD684,
UPC 5-035673-006641, ISBN 5035673006641.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region 2 PAL DVD disc, 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 stereo sound, Danish language intertitles, optional English language subtitles; 10 chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; £19.99.
Release date: 13 March 2006.
Country of origin: England

This quality PAL DVD edition has been mastered from the best materials available.

The film is accompanied by a modern music score.

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Madman Entertainment
2008 DVD edition

Master of the House (1925),
black & white, 92 minutes, Rated PG (Aust),
with Good Mothers (1942), black & white, 11 minutes, not rated, The Fight Against Cancer (1947), black & white, 11 minutes, not rated, and Carl Th. Dreyer (1966), black & white, 29 minutes, nor rated.

Madman Entertainment,
unknown catalogue number, unknown UPC number.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region 4 PAL DVD disc, 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, 224 Kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 48 kHz 2.0 stereo sound, English language intertitles, optional English language subtitles (supplementary material), chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $34.95 Australian.
Release date: 14 February 2008.
Country of origin: Australia
This Region 4 PAL DVD edition has been mastered from an older print with English intertitles.

The film is accompanied by a music score by Lars Fjeldmose performed on piano.

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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