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The Oyster
Princess
(1919)
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Ernst Lubitsch directed this delightful comedy that stars Ossi Oswalda, Viktor Janson, Harry Liedtke, Julius Falkenstein and Max Kronert.
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 Kino Classics
2023 Blu-ray Disc edition
The Oyster Princess (1919), black & white and color-tinted black & white, 57 minutes, not rated,
with Meyer from Berlin (1919), black & white, 51 minutes, not rated.
Kino Lorber, K26298, UPC 7-38329-26298-3.
One single-sided, single-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; LPCM 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Mbps audio bit rate; German language intertitles, optional English language subtitles; chapter stops; standard BD keepcase; $29.95.
Release date: 13 June 2023.
Country of origin: USA
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This Blu-ray Disc edition has been mastered from the 35mm restoration print prepared by the F.W. Murnau Stiftung, and reveals an excellent video transfer from an excellent 35mm source print.
The film is presented with a lively music score by Aljoscha Zimmermann.
Supplementary material includes a presentation of Meyer from Berlin (1919), and audio commentary for both films by author Joseph McBride.
As yet sight unseen, this is our recommended home video edition of the film.
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This Region 0 Blu-ray Disc is also available directly from . . .
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 Kino International
2006 DVD edition
The Oyster Princess (1919), black & white, 60 minutes, not rated,
with I Don’t Want to Be a Man (1918), black & white, 45 minutes, not rated.
Kino International, K515, UPC 7-38329-05152-5.
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; German language intertitles, optional English language subtitles; 13 chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $29.95.
Release date: 5 December 2006.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD edition has been mastered from the 35mm restoration print prepared by the F.W. Murnau Stiftung, and reveals an excellent video transfer from an excellent 35mm source print.
The film is presented with a lively music score by Aljoscha Zimmermann.
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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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 Eureka Entertainment
2010 DVD edition
Lubitsch in Berlin (1919-1921), black & white, color-toned black & white, and color and black & white, 581 minutes total, BBFC Classification PG,
including The Oyster Princess (1919), black & white, 60 minutes, BBFC Classification PG.
Eureka Entartainment,
unknown catalog number (MoC96), unknown UPC number.
Six 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 2.0 stereo sound, German language intertitles, English language subtitles, chapter stops; six slimline DVD keepcases in cardboard slipcase; £49.99.
Release date: 25 January 2010.
Country of origin: England
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This PAL DVD edition has been mastered from the same 35mm restoration materials prepared by the F.W. Murnau Stiftung as for the 2006 Kino International edition noted above.
Among the supplemental material is a short essay on the film by Ignatiy Vishnevetsky.
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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Other silent era ERNST LUBITSCH films available on home video.
Other GERMAN FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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